# Buddha Air Flight 103

_Aviation accident_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> On 25 September 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900 commuter aircraft, crashed near Lalitpur, Nepal, while attempting to land in poor weather at nearby Kathmandu Airport. All 19 passengers and crew on board were killed. The aircraft, operated by Buddha Air, was on a sightseeing flight to Mount Everest.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** aviation accident ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2641878#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6253, 85.3744

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Buddha Air Flight 103](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Air_Flight_103) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बुद्ध एयर दुर्घटना असोज ८ २०६८](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A5%AE_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AC%E0%A5%AE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2641878](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2641878) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Budda air.jpg by Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Budda_air.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Buddha Air Flight 103, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Budda air.jpg — Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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"Buddha Air Flight 103". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/buddha-air-flight-103. Retrieved 6 November 2026.