Cosmic Air is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates scheduled domestic services in Nepal, mainly for the tourist industry. Its main base is Kathmandu Airport (KTM), with a hub at Pokhara Airport (PKR). A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... == This article is about the city. ... Tribhuvan International Airport (IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT) is an International airport situated in Kathmandu, Nepal. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: F5
• ICAO Code: COZ
• Callsign: Cosmic Air

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History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 1 January 1998 with two Mil Mi-17 helicopters. In August 1998 Dornier 228 aircraft were added to the fleet. It is wholly owned by Captain RP Pradhan. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Mil Mi-17 (Also known as the Mi-8MT, NATO reporting name Hip-H) was a Soviet cargo helicopter. ... The Dornier Do 228 is a small German twin turboprop STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 till 1998. ...

Services

Cosmic Air operates the following services (at December 2005): 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Bhairawa, Biratnagar, Jomsom, Kathmandu, Nepalganj, Pokhara, Simara and Tumlingtar.

• International scheduled destinations: Delhi (twice daily), Dhaka (5 times a week), Varanasi (6 times a week), and Calcutta (4 times a week).

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Fleet

The Cosmic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 1 Dornier 228-100
• 1 Dornier 228-201
• 4 Fokker 100
• 1 Saab 340A

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External links

• Cosmic Air