Bharatpur Airport

Bharatpur Airport

Bharatpur Airport is a domestic airport in Chitwan district of Nepal. It is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). It is located 1.6 km away from Bharatpur, the main city of Chitwan.

Bharatpur Airport was built on 1958. The surface of the runway is paved and has a length of 3800 ft. With an elevation of 600 ft, it is 150 km away from Kathmandu. The IATA and ICAO codes for Bharatpur Airport are BHR and VNBP respectively.

There are major domestic airlines in Nepal that operate flights to Bharatpur Airport. Buddha Air has daily and direct flights from Bharatpur to Pokhara and from Bharatpur to Kathmandu.

The main attraction of flying to Bharatpur is visiting Chitwan National Park, Nepal's first national park. Moreover, you can also go to other popular places like Sauraha, Tharu Village, vulture restaurants, elephant breeding centre and the Rapti River while in Bharatpur.