Bajura Airport
airport
Bajura Airport (IATA: BJU, ICAO: VNBR) is a domestic airport located in Budhinanda serving Bajura District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,311 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 520 metres (1,706 ft) in length.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
On 30 May 2017, a Nepalese Army Air Service PZL M28 Skytruck crashed at Bajura Airport while its pilot was trying to land the aircraft. The cargo airplane was supposed to land at Simikot Airport in Humla district. However, bad weather condition forced the pilot to divert towards Bajura. The pilot of the aircraft died while two others were injured.
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