# Tumlingtar Airport

_Airport_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Tumlingtar Airport is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** airport; commercial traffic aerodrome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667965#P31))
- **Located in:** Eastern Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667965#P131))
- **Elevation:** 518 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667965#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3150, 87.1933

## Questions

**Where is Tumlingtar Airport located?**  
Tumlingtar Airport is located in Eastern Development Region, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Tumlingtar Airport?**  
Tumlingtar Airport is at an elevation of 518 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Eastern Development Region, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/eastern-development-region-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tumlingtar Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumlingtar_Airport) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): तुम्लिङटार विमानस्थल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q667965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667965) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Tumlintar.jpg by Krish Dulal at ne.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tumlintar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Tumlingtar Airport, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Tumlintar.jpg — Krish Dulal at ne.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Tumlingtar Airport". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/tumlingtar-airport. Retrieved 21 October 2026.