Air Kasthamandap

Air Kasthamandap Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Nepal which started operations in 2009. It had its headquarters in Kathmandu and operated scheduled and charter flights and cargo flights in Western Nepal.

Air Kasthamandap

IATA ICAO Call sign — — —
Founded	2009
Ceased operations	2017
AOC #	051/2009[1]
Hubs	Nepalgunj Airport, Surkhet Airport
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people	Pradeep Shrestha (CEO)[2]

History

Air Kasthamandap started operations in 2009 with two brand new PAC P-750 XSTOL aircraft.^[3] In June 2017, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal revoked Air Kasthamandap's Air operator's certificate.^[4]

Destinations

Air Kasthamandap regularly served the following destinations on passenger or cargo service. These were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:^[5][6][7]

Destination	Airport	Notes	Refs.
Bajura	Bajura Airport
Birendranagar	Surkhet Airport	Hub
Dolpa	Dolpa Airport
Jumla	Jumla Airport
Kathmandu	Tribhuvan International Airport
Lukla	Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Nepalgunj	Nepalgunj Airport	Hub
Manthali	Ramechhap Airport		[8]
Rara	Talcha Airport
Simikot	Simikot Airport

Fleet

At the time of closure, Air Kasthamandap operated the following aircraft:^[9]

Air Kasthamandap Fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Notes
PAC P-750 XSTOL	3

Accidents and incidents

• 2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash - On 26 February 2016, an Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL aircraft with eleven people on board crashed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot District, Nepal, killing two crew members and injuring all nine passengers on board.^[10]