{"id":124379,"date":"2024-09-11T03:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/kathmandu-airport-nepal-challenges-guide\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T03:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:00:12","slug":"kathmandu-why-is-nepals-main-airport-so-difficult-to-fly-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=124379","title":{"rendered":"Kathmandu: Why Is Nepal’s Main Airport So Difficult To Fly Into?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nepal<\/a><\/span> is famous for being a Himalayan hiking paradise and is a favorite of mountaineers (it is home to Mount Everest). However, its main airport, Kathmandu Airport<\/a><\/span> (officially Tribhuvan International Airport), is known for being difficult to fly out of. While the airport may not be to blame, in July 2024, a Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200ER crashed<\/a><\/span> shortly after takeoff at Kathmandu Airport, killing 18 (all but one occupant). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kathmandu’s airport is famous for being one of the world’s most difficult airports, thanks to a range of contributing factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,475,397,231,5819],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airports","category-analysis","category-asia","category-kathmandu"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t