Tara air to resume Pokhara-Jomsom flight from today
Pokhara Jomsom has a flight duration of 20 minutes covering the aerial distance of 68 kilometers. Jomsom lies at an altitude of 2743 m where as Pokhara at an altitude of 827m.
Tara Air is going to resume its Pokhara-Jomsom from Tuesday. The flight that was halted due to adverse weather will restart from tomorrow, said the company in a press statement.
Sudarshan Bartaula, Aviation Security Officer at Tara Air, shared that the resumption of the flight is attributed to favorable weather and soon-to-start tourist season.
The aircraft will be stationed at Pokhara at night to facilitate the flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and vice versa, informed Bartaula, adding that the flight will be conducted from the old airport in Pokhara.
Situated at 2,736 metres above the sea level, the Jomsom Airport‘s runway’s length measures at 739 metres.
Additionally, the Tara Air has unveiled a flight schedule from Ramechhap-Lukla-Ramechhap from coming September 20 keeping the tourist season in mind.
The Airline has a plan to operate 10 to 15 flights daily from Manthali of Ramechhap district to Lukla in Solukhumbu district using its two twin Otter airplanes, according to Bartaula.
The arrangement is made taking into account the influx of tourists in the Everest region as the tourist season starts after the end of monsoon.
Lukla is considered to be the Gateway to the Everest Region that house the highest mountain in the world-Mt Everest (Sagarmatha).
