Trekking in Nepal’s Everest region is on many a bucket list. But the adventure starts well beforehand, with a landing at Tenzing-Hillary Airport.
Already a subscriber?The Twin Otter aircraft’s piston engines are throbbing loudly in my ears. As I look out my window, I notice the dramatic mountain ranges are now towering above us while the trees below are getting very close.
Short, steep and with a wall at one end and a perilous drop at the other, the runway isn’t for the faint-hearted. As our 19-seater turboprop descends, anticipation builds, and so do my nerves. Our pilot’s extensive training is put to the test as he lines up on final approach. Through my window, the mountain sides loom ever closer.
This little airport seems to run like clockwork, and it needs to, with around 50 aircraft touching down every day in peak season . And with no go-round procedure possible thanks to the surrounding mountains, weather conditions have to be optimal for landing, so every minute is precious. The increased activity at Tenzing-Hillary spurred the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to make a major operational change in 2019, requiring all flights into the airport to arrive from Manthali Airport in Ramechhap, about 143 km outside the capital, rather than from Kathmandu during peak season. It cited Tenzing-Hillary’s busyness and the need to ease pressure on Kathmandu’s airport and improve overall flight safety.
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