1949 : The date heralded the formal beginning of aviatonin Nepal with the landing of a 4 seated lone
powered vintage beach-craf Bonanza aircraf of Indianambassador Mr. Sarjit Singh Mahathia at Gauchar.
1950 : The frst Charter flight By Himalayan Aviaton Dakota From Goucher to Kolkata.
1955: King Mahendra inaugurated Gauchar Airport and renamed it as Tribhuwan Airport.
1957 : Grassy runway transformed into a concrete one.
1957 : Department of civil Aviaton Founded.
1958: Royal Nepal Airlines started scheduled service domestcally and externally.
1959 : RNAC fully owned by HMG/N as a public undertaking.
1960: Nepal Atained ICAO membership.
1964: Tribhuvan Airport renamed as Tribhuvan Internatonal Airport.
1967: The 3750 feet long runway extended to 6600 feet.
1967: Landing of the German Airlines Lufhansa Boeing 707.
1968: Thai Internatonal starts its scheduled jet air services.
1972: Nepalese jet aircraf Boeing 727/100 makes debut landing at TIA. ATC services taken over by Nepalese personnel from Indian Technicians.
1975: TIA runway extended to 10000 feet from the previous 6600 feet.
1975: CATC established.
1976 : FIC (Flight informaton Center) established.
1977: Nepal imprinted in the World Aeronautcal.
1989: Completon of internatonal Terminal Building and frst Concorde.
1990: New Internatonal terminal Building Of TIA inaugurated by king Birendra.
1992 : Adopton of Liberal Aviaton Policy and emergence of private sector in domestc air transport.
1993: Natonal Civil Aviaton Policy Promulgated.
1995: Domestc terminal Building of TIA and Apron expanded at TIA.
1998: COSCAP-SA project established.
2002: Expansion of the Internatonal Terminal Building at TIA and the constructon of a new air cargo
complex.
2003: Rara airport (Mugu), Kangeldandasirport (Solukhumbu) and Thamkharka airport (Khotand) brought in Operaton.
2004: Domestc operaton by jet aircraf commenced.
2005 : Internatonal Flight by two private operator began.
2006: A new comprehensive Aviaton Policy introduced.GMG Airlines of Bangladesh, Korean Air and Air Arabia started air service to Nepal.
2007: Identfcaton of site locaton for a new second internatonal airport.
Ethad, Dragon Air, Orient Thai and Hong Kong Express commenced their service to Nepal.
2009: Established of RCAG staton at Nepalgunj to augment coverage of VHF communicatons in Air Traffic Control.
2010: An agreement of SDR 44388000 was signed between Nepal Government and CAAN for capacity Enhancement project of TIA under ADB loan.
2011: Tumlingtar and Simikot runways paved.
2012 : RNP AR procedures of TIA effected from June. AMHS commissioned in civil Aviaton
CAA received TRAINAIR PLUS Associate Membership from ICAO.
2013: Installaton of CNS & ATM Equipments at TIA to enhance ATC Capacity.
2014: Installaton of terminal Monopulse secondary surveillance Radar (T-MSSR) at TIA and enroute MSSR at Bhatedada under Japanese Grant AID.
2015: Gautam Buddha Internatonal Airport foundaton stone laid down by Hon' PM Sushil Korala. New Domestc Terminal Building Constructed at TIA. Total 23 Airports including TIA are paved tll date.
2016: Pokhara Regional/Intl' Airport Constructon Foundaton Stone Laid down by Hon' PM K.P. Oli (2016 April 13).
powered vintage beach-craf Bonanza aircraf of Indianambassador Mr. Sarjit Singh Mahathia at Gauchar.
1950 : The frst Charter flight By Himalayan Aviaton Dakota From Goucher to Kolkata.
1955: King Mahendra inaugurated Gauchar Airport and renamed it as Tribhuwan Airport.
1957 : Grassy runway transformed into a concrete one.
1957 : Department of civil Aviaton Founded.
1958: Royal Nepal Airlines started scheduled service domestcally and externally.
1959 : RNAC fully owned by HMG/N as a public undertaking.
1960: Nepal Atained ICAO membership.
1964: Tribhuvan Airport renamed as Tribhuvan Internatonal Airport.
1967: The 3750 feet long runway extended to 6600 feet.
1967: Landing of the German Airlines Lufhansa Boeing 707.
1968: Thai Internatonal starts its scheduled jet air services.
1972: Nepalese jet aircraf Boeing 727/100 makes debut landing at TIA. ATC services taken over by Nepalese personnel from Indian Technicians.
1975: TIA runway extended to 10000 feet from the previous 6600 feet.
1975: CATC established.
1976 : FIC (Flight informaton Center) established.
1977: Nepal imprinted in the World Aeronautcal.
1989: Completon of internatonal Terminal Building and frst Concorde.
1990: New Internatonal terminal Building Of TIA inaugurated by king Birendra.
1992 : Adopton of Liberal Aviaton Policy and emergence of private sector in domestc air transport.
1993: Natonal Civil Aviaton Policy Promulgated.
1995: Domestc terminal Building of TIA and Apron expanded at TIA.
1998: COSCAP-SA project established.
2002: Expansion of the Internatonal Terminal Building at TIA and the constructon of a new air cargo
complex.
2003: Rara airport (Mugu), Kangeldandasirport (Solukhumbu) and Thamkharka airport (Khotand) brought in Operaton.
2004: Domestc operaton by jet aircraf commenced.
2005 : Internatonal Flight by two private operator began.
2006: A new comprehensive Aviaton Policy introduced.GMG Airlines of Bangladesh, Korean Air and Air Arabia started air service to Nepal.
2007: Identfcaton of site locaton for a new second internatonal airport.
Ethad, Dragon Air, Orient Thai and Hong Kong Express commenced their service to Nepal.
2009: Established of RCAG staton at Nepalgunj to augment coverage of VHF communicatons in Air Traffic Control.
2010: An agreement of SDR 44388000 was signed between Nepal Government and CAAN for capacity Enhancement project of TIA under ADB loan.
2011: Tumlingtar and Simikot runways paved.
2012 : RNP AR procedures of TIA effected from June. AMHS commissioned in civil Aviaton
CAA received TRAINAIR PLUS Associate Membership from ICAO.
2013: Installaton of CNS & ATM Equipments at TIA to enhance ATC Capacity.
2014: Installaton of terminal Monopulse secondary surveillance Radar (T-MSSR) at TIA and enroute MSSR at Bhatedada under Japanese Grant AID.
2015: Gautam Buddha Internatonal Airport foundaton stone laid down by Hon' PM Sushil Korala. New Domestc Terminal Building Constructed at TIA. Total 23 Airports including TIA are paved tll date.
2016: Pokhara Regional/Intl' Airport Constructon Foundaton Stone Laid down by Hon' PM K.P. Oli (2016 April 13).
