Gautam Buddha International Airport (IATA: BWA, ICAO: VNBW), also known as Bhairahawa Airport is an airport serving Bhairahawa, a municipality of the Rupandehi district in the Lumbini zone in Nepal. The airport resides at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,510 by 34 metres (4,954 ft × 112 ft). The Airport w
ill be upgraded into an international airport by 2017. It is planned to have a 3,000-m runway and have six international parking bays. The project will be financed by a loan and grant aid of $42.96 million and $12.75 million, respectively, from the Asian Development Bank
Airlines Destinations till now : Buddha Air Kathmandu, Gorkha Airlines Kathmandu, Nepal Airlines Kathmandu, Simrik Airlines Kathmandu, Yeti Airlines Kathmandu
Gautam Buddha Airport is a domestic hub airport in the Western Development Region. After the introduction of jet operation, the air traffic movement has increased substantially. CAAN has already begun to upgrade this airport as a regional international airport capable to serve medium sized jet aircraft. In consideration of its prospects due to the existence of Lord Buddha's birth place Lumbini, CAAN has introduced a plan to acquire additional plots of land to already accomplished acquisition of 62 bigha land for the development of Gautam Buddha Airport into regional international airport. In this regard process has already begun at the state level for funding by ADB on this project. Profile:
Date of First Service -July 4, 1958
Aerodrome Reference Point -273026N and 08832505E
Elevation -358 ft. AMSL
Land Assets -84 Bigahas and 3 Katthas
Runway Designation -10/28
Runway Dimension -5000 x 100 ft. Surface -Bitumen
Services -Air Traffic Control
RFF -Category V
Design Aircraft -HS-748, ATR-42, SAAB-340
