Tumlingtar Airport is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.
This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones. In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was acquired from the Kumals living in the Valley. Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s. A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the fair weather airport. The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972.
The airport is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length.