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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Location | Siddharthanagar | ||||||||||
| Opened | 8 July 1958 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 105 m / 344 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′20″N 083°24′58″E / 27.50556°N 83.41611°E | ||||||||||
| Website | gbia | ||||||||||
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Gautam Buddha International Airport (IATA: BWA, ICAO: VNBW) — also known as Bhairahawa Airport — is an international airport located in Siddharthanagar (formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa)[3] serving Lumbini in Lumbini Province, as well as the Butwal﹣Siddharthanagar urban agglomeration in Nepal. In May 2022, it became Nepal's second international airport, after previously only handling domestic services.[4][5]
- ^ "Gautam Buddha International Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
- ^ Airport information for VNBW[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ a b Airport information for Bhairawa, Nepal - Gautam Buddha International Airport (VNBW / BWA) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Prasain, Sangam (15 July 2020). "Tourism Ministry drops plan to name Munich Airport as operator of Bhairahawa airport". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ BD, Dipen (6 December 2019). "Gautam Buddha International Airport Due to Open Near Lumbini, Nepal, in Mid-2020". buddhistdoor. Retrieved 4 March 2020.