KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Regular flights have begun from today at the airport in Surkhet, the provincial capital of Karnali Province, with an ATR-72 aircraft taking off the airport's runway.

SURKHET, Feb 20: The government has started making preparations for the expansion of the Surkhet Airport. The airport is being prepared for expansion by acquiring 12.43 bighas of land to the north of the current airport.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Karnali provincial government and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development, expansion and upgradation of Surkhet Airport on Thursday.