Gautam Buddha Airport
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) 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.
Gautam Buddha International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lumbini Province, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Location | Siddharthanagar | ||||||||||
| Opened | 8 July 1958 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 344 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′20″N 083°24′58″E | ||||||||||
| Website | gbia | ||||||||||
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