Biratnagar Airport — Biratnagar, Nepal

Biratnagar Airport serves Biratnagar, Nepal's second-largest city, in Koshi Province near the country's southern border with India, sitting at a modest 236 feet with a single runway. Unlike Nepal's mountain airstrips, Biratnagar sits on the flat Terai plains, giving it a far more conventional approach and departure profile than airports serving the Himalayan foothills further north. The city functions as an industrial and commercial center for eastern Nepal, and scheduled flights link it to Kathmandu along with limited traffic tied to the nearby Indian border. Koshi Province's population and economy concentrate heavily in this lowland strip compared with Nepal's mountainous northern districts. Air travel here offers an important alternative to the region's often congested road links running along the India-Nepal border area.