Post by airsicksteve on May 7, 2016 18:34:47 GMT
With thanks to Graham for a point in the right direction, I offer up for a bit of interest a log of aircraft seen at Kathmandu Airport, Nepal during a recent trip.
The log is as complete as I could make it, as the Nepalese authorities are not familiar with overt taking of registrations or photography and so view such activity with great suspicion.
Kathmandu Airport is more of a place to visit, rather than to transit. Scheduled services are in the main from neighbouring countries, with the furthest recorded point of origin being Turkey (see below).
There is a highly active commuter / light commercial hub, centred around the Himalayan tourist industry and connecting mountain communities, with frequent flights to remote strips from 0600, up to about mid-afternoon.
The log at early morning 19.04.2016 - (errors & omissions kept to a minimum - for interest and variety only);
International Terminal
A40-BH / A40-BL B738 Oman Air
9M-XXY A333 Air AsiaX
A7-ACC A332 Qatar
A6-EIY A320 Ethihad
A5-RGF A319 Druk Air
9N-AKW / 9N-AKX A320 Nepal Airlines
9N-ACA / 9N-ACB B752 Nepal Airlines
9N-AKQ Ma60 Nepal Airlines
9N-AAV HS748 Nepal Airlines (poss derelict)
A7-AHI A320 Qatar
HS-TJW B772 Thai Airways
A6-AOB A320 Air Arabia
VT-IFY A320 Indigo
VT-JBD / VT-JFC B738 Jet Airways
A6-FEZ B738 FlyDubai
B-5822 B737 China Eastern
Domestic - all Nepalese prefixes 9N- unless otherwise stated
ABT / ABU / ABX DHC-6-300 Sita Airlines
AHB / AHR Do228 Sita Airlines
AKY / AKZ Let 410 Goma Airlines
AIM / AIN / AIT ATR 42 Buddha Airlines
AJO / AJS / AJX ATR 72 Buddha Airlines
AEE / AEW B.1900D Buddha Airlines
AKE / AKK Do228 Tara Airlines
AET / AEV / AFA DHC-6-300/400 Tara Airlines
AGI / AGL B1900C Simrik Airlines
ALE CRJ-200ER Sauraya
AHU / AHV / AHW / Jetstream 41 Yeti Airlines (some may be ex-Eastern Airways (UK)?)
AHY / AIB / AIH /
AJC
Dumped / Scrap / Stored
TC-JOC A333 Turkish Only 10 months old when it landed off-runway and nose-gear collapsed. All logos removed. Red tail. No engines and now sealed & mothballed - not to fly again I'm told.
9N-ALM A320 Himalayan Airways Stored / (impounded?) on remote apron close to the Terminal. Start up airline with new A320 - rolling delays yet to commence ops and gathering debts.
AAU / AAV / ACH HS748 Dusty & derelict on the far side hangars close to the A333
AFU / AGP ATR42s same location
Military
The military hangars / compound houses many current and derelict rotary and fixed-wings, from HS748 NA-020, to unidentified (largely derelict) Mil heavy-transport helicopters. Highly sensitive and definitely out of bounds.
General
Many helicopters provide mountain air support in the region - mainly French makes (there is a link to a Nepalese rotary register somewhere on the 'net).
I put this up purely for interest and general information. A touch of the out-of-ordinary. Thanks for looking.
Cheers
Steve