Syangboche Airport
Syangboche Airport स्याङबोचे हवाइ-मैदान | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12,402 ft / 3,780 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°48′40.4″N 086°42′44.2″E / 27.811222°N 86.712278°E | ||||||||||
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Syangboche Airport (Nepali: स्याङ्बोचे हवाइ-मैदान) (IATA: SYH, ICAO: VNSB) is a domestic airport located in Namche Bazaar serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. Syangboche Airport’s first and foremost challenge is its elevation at 3,780 m (12,402 ft); it is exposed to some of the most extreme and capricious weather conditions in the world, with heavy winds, fog and snowfall.