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Pokhara Regional Int'l Airport to operate on 1 January 2023

The Pokhara Regional International Airport will officially come into operation from January 1, 2023.

A meeting of the board of directors of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on Sunday took a decision to this effect, said CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula.

The approximately Rs 22 billion projects have seen the completion of 98 percent of construction works so far, he said, adding that a flight calibration would take place in coming October. The project that directly connects the major tourist destination, Pokhara, with the globe through international flights spans over 200 hectares of land.