VNSB
Syangboche Airport
IFR
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Name
Syangboche Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VNSB / SYH / VNSB
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- Region
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Timezone
12:59 pm (NPT)
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Municipality
Namche Bazaar
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Coordinates
27° 48′ 40″ N 86° 42′ 44″ E
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Elevation
12’400 ft (3’779 m MSL)
About Syangboche Airport
Syangboche Airport (Nepali: स्याङ्बोचे हवाइ-मैदान) (IATA: SYH, ICAO: VNSB) is a domestic airport located in Namche Bazaar serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. Syangboche Airport’s first and foremost challenge is its elevation at 3,780 m (12,402 ft); it is exposed to some of the most extreme and capricious weather conditions in the world, with heavy winds, fog and snowfall.