Sagarmatha Airport

Sagarmatha Airport is an airport under construction in Koshi Province of Nepal. The proposal is to build an airport in Jogidaha, Gaighat in Udayapur District. The proposed airport was scheduled to be completed within three years and set to open in December 2022. The runway is planned to be 60m x 2000 m.

Development



 * The concept of constructing an airport in Udayapur District was first developed in 1974, however was not developed on until 2019.


 * A total of Rs 50 million has been allocated for the construction of the proposed airport.


 * 13,687 trees have been cut down from the community forest at the location of the planned airport. 156 hectares of area is cleared for further development.


 * No budget allocated for the fiscal year 2024 to construct the airport though Member of Parliament of Udayapur 1 (constituency) Dr. Narayan Khadka has promised to avail 10 Million Rupees from the Infrastructure Development Committee to develop the construction area e.g. Fencing, uprooting, Soil compaction and Levelling.

Further

 * Udayapur revives airport plan
 * Constructing Sagarmatha Airport (in Nepali)