Nepal Airlines
The aviation history of Nepal started in early 1950's.Initially, neighboring Indian
aircraft used to land on a mere cow grazing place called Gaucharan in Kathmandu.
There are tales that a pilot waiting to land there had to buzz the airfield several
times to shoo the cows off it before landing.
Until 1951, only a few foreigners had penetrated into Nepal. They were mainly
British officers of the Gurkha troops, a few stray scholars and friends of the
Royal family. Later on, Indian air companies started their operation for business
purposes, and connected Nepal with Indian cities. After the establishment of
the national flag carrier, the RNA, the route expansion of civil aviation made
extensive progress domestically and internationally.
The civil aviation service started in Nepal in 1953 with three old American
-made DC-3 Dakotas belonging to an Indian company. After five years, Nepal established
her own registered airline, Nepal Airlines Corporation in July 1958 with one
DC-3. There were only 96 personnel then. At present around 1600 personnel are
working for the corporation. At the beginning, its service was limited to Indian
cities like Patna, Calcutta and Delhi in the International Sector and to Simara,
Pokhara and Biratnagar in the Domestic Sector. The facilities provided at that
time were limited.
| SUNDAY |
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-117/118
|
KTM/PPL/KTM
|
1.10
|
0700/0825
|
| RA-135
|
KTM/LDN
|
0.40
|
0840/0920
|
| RA-311
|
LDN/RJB
|
0.25
|
0935/1000
|
| RA-312
|
RJB/LDN
|
0.25
|
1015/1040
|
| RA-136
|
LDN/KTM
|
0.40
|
1055/1135
|
| RA-105/106
|
KTM/RJB/KTM
|
1.40
|
1335/1530
|
| RA-713/714
|
KEP/DOP/KEP
|
1.30
|
0630/0815
|
| RA-739/711
|
KEP/SIH/DHI
|
0.55
|
0835/0945
|
| RA-712/740
|
DHI/SIH/KEP
|
0.55
|
1000/1110
|
| RA-180
|
KEP/SKH/KTM
|
1.45
|
1140/1340
|
| RA-167
|
KTM/BHR/PKR
|
0.50
|
1500/1605
|
| RA-313/314
|
BIR/RUM/BIR
|
1.10
|
0630/0755
|
| RA-301/302
|
BIR/TPJ/BIR
|
1.00
|
0810/0925
|
| RA-305/306
|
BIR/BHP/BIR
|
0.50
|
0940/1045
|
| RA-309/310
|
BIR/LDN/BIR
|
1.0
|
1115/1240
|
| RA-192
|
BIR/TMI/KTM
|
1.25
|
1255/1435
|
| MONDAY
|
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-121/122/119
|
KTM/LUA/PPL/KTM
|
1.25
|
0700/0855
|
| RA-109/110
|
KTM/BHP/KTM
|
1.40
|
0915/1110
|
| RA-131/132
|
KTM/RCH/KTM
|
0.50
|
1145/1250
|
| RA-555/556
|
PKR/JOM/PKR
|
0.50
|
0630/0735
|
| RA-581/582
|
PKR/NGX/PKR
|
0.50
|
0750/0855
|
| RA-168
|
PKR/BHR/KTM
|
0.50
|
0910/1015
|
| RA-191
|
KTM/TMI/BIR
|
1.25
|
1430/1610
|
| RA-181
|
KTM/DNP/RUK/KEP
|
2.15
|
1230/1515
|
| RA-707/708
|
KEP/HRJ/KEP
|
0.50
|
1530/1635
|
| TUESDAY
|
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-117/118
|
KTM/PPL/KTM
|
1.10
|
0700/0825
|
| RA-133/134
|
KTM/RUM/KTM
|
1.10
|
0910/1035
|
| RA-167
|
KTM/BHR/PKR
|
0.50
|
1500/1605
|
| RA-731/732
|
KEP/IMK/KEP
|
2.00
|
0630/0845
|
| RA-717/718
|
KEP/JUM/KEP
|
1.30
|
0900/1045
|
| RA-705/706
|
KEP/BJR/KEP
|
1.30
|
1115/1300
|
| RA-182
|
KEP/RUK/DNP/KTM
|
2.15
|
1315/1600
|
| RA-313/314
|
BIR/RUM/BIR
|
1.10
|
0630/0755
|
| RA-301/302
|
BIR/TPJ/BIR
|
1.00
|
0810/0925
|
| RA-305/306
|
BIR/BHP/BIR
|
0.50
|
0940/1045
|
| RA-192
|
BIR/TMI/KTM
|
1.25
|
1115/1255
|
| WEDNESDAY
|
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-121/122/143
|
KTM/LUA/RUM/KTM
|
1.30
|
0700/0900
|
| RA-109/110
|
KTM/BHP/KTM
|
1.40
|
0915/1110
|
| RA-181
|
KTM/RUK/KEP
|
1.45
|
1130/1330
|
| RA-737/739/738/740
|
KEP/FEB/SIH/KEP
|
1.25
|
1315/1540
|
| RA-555/556
|
PKR/JOM/PKR
|
0.50
|
0630/0735
|
| RA-581/582
|
PKR/NGX/PKR
|
0.50
|
0750/0855
|
| RA-168
|
PKR/BHR/KTM
|
0.50
|
0910/1015
|
| RA-191
|
KTM/TMI/BIR
|
1.25
|
1430/1610
|
| THURSDAY
|
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-117/118
|
KTM/PPL/KTM
|
1.10
|
0700/0825
|
| RA-133/134
|
KTMRUM/KTM
|
1.10
|
0910/1035
|
| RA-179/180
|
KTM/SKH/KTM
|
3.00
|
1105/1405
|
| RA-167
|
KTM/BHR/PKR
|
0.50
|
1500/1605
|
| RA-713/714
|
KEP/DOP/KEP
|
1.30
|
0630/0815
|
| RA-703/761
|
KEP/BJH/DHI
|
1.20
|
0830/1005
|
| RA-762/704
|
DHI/BJH/KEP
|
1.20
|
1020/1155
|
| RA-707/708
|
KEP/HRJ/KEP
|
0.50
|
1225/1330
|
| RA-182
|
KEP/RUK/KTM
|
1.45
|
1345/1545
|
| RA-315/316
|
BIR/PPL/BIR
|
1.20
|
0630/0805
|
| RA-301/302
|
BIR/TPJ/BIR
|
1.00
|
0820/0935
|
| RA-305/306
|
BIR/BHP/BIR
|
0.50
|
0950/1055
|
| RA-192
|
BIR/TMI/KTM
|
1.25
|
1125/1305
|
| RA-105/106
|
KTM/RJB/KTM
|
1.40
|
1335/1530
|
| FRIDAY
|
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-121/122/143
|
KTM/LUA/RUM/KTM
|
1.30
|
0700/0900
|
| RA-109/110
|
KTM/BHP/KTM
|
1.40
|
0915/1110
|
| RA-131/132
|
KTM/RCH/KTM
|
0.50
|
1145/1250
|
| RA-183
|
KTM/DNP/HRJ/KEP
|
2.15
|
1230/1515
|
| RA-709/710
|
KEP/RUK/KEP
|
0.50
|
1530/1635
|
| RA-555/556
|
PKR/JOM/PKR
|
0.50
|
0630/0735
|
| RA-581/582
|
PKR/NGX/PKR
|
0.50
|
0750/0855
|
| RA-168
|
PKR/BHR/KTM
|
0.50
|
0910/1015
|
| RA-167
|
KTM/BHR/PKR
|
0.50
|
1500/1605
|
| SATURDAY |
| FLIGHT
NO. |
SECTOR |
B
/ TIME |
DEP
/ ARR |
| RA-121/122
|
KTM/LUA/KTM
|
1.20
|
0700/0835
|
| RA-133/134
|
KTM/RUM/KTM
|
1.10
|
0910/1035
|
| RA-179
|
KTM/SKH/KEP
|
1.45
|
1230/1430
|
| RA-555/556
|
PKR/JOM/PKR
|
0.50
|
0630/0735
|
| RA-581/582
|
PKR/NGX/PKR
|
0.50
|
0750/0855
|
| RA-168
|
PKR/BHR/KTM
|
0.50
|
0910/1015
|
| RA-191
|
KTM/TMI/BIR
|
1.25
|
1430/1610
|
| RA-731/732
|
KEP/IMK/KEP
|
2.00
|
0630/0845
|
| RA-717/718
|
KEP/JUM/KEP
|
1.30
|
0900/1045
|
| RA-737/738
|
KEP/FEB/KEP
|
1.20
|
1100/1235
|
| RA--184
|
KEP/HRJ/DNP/KTM
|
2.15
|
1305/1550
|
|
