# Janakpur Airport (JKR)

> Janakpur, NP · IATA: JKR · ICAO: VNJP · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JKR` |
| ICAO | `VNJP` |
| City | Janakpur |
| Country | NP |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 78 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 26.70880, 85.92240 |

## Description

Just under 296,000 passengers used Janakpur Airport (IATA: JKR, ICAO: VNJP) in 2024, making it Nepal's seventh-busiest airport, and none of that traffic is freight. The field, run by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal about four kilometres outside the pilgrimage city in Dhanusha district, has a single asphalt runway 09/27 of 1,300 by 30 metres, long enough for turboprops but not for freighter aircraft. Buddha Air, Yeti Airlines and Shree Airlines fly daily to Kathmandu, roughly five departures a day in total, and accept only domestic cargo as belly load. There is no cargo terminal, no customs post and no international service, so cross-border air freight clears through Tribhuvan International (KTM) in Kathmandu, with Gautam Buddha International (BWA) at Bhairahawa as the second Nepalese option. With the Indian border barely twenty kilometres south, road haulage through the Terai crossings is the practical route for most goods. For shippers, Janakpur is a passenger field of limited freight relevance, busy with pilgrims heading for the Janaki Mandir temple and the Mithila region.

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