Pokhara International Airport has prohibited flying kites, drones and balloons, and using laser lights, in the air traffic zones and surrounding areas of Pokhara International Airport and the old Pokhara Airport. Jagannath Niraula, chief of Pokhara International Airport, said the public had been notified not to engage in the activities in the airports’ vicinity or airspace.
Activities covered by the prohibition
The ban covers four types of activity: flying kites, operating drones, releasing or flying balloons, and using laser lights. It applies around both airports, not only at the newer international airport. The old Pokhara Airport is included in the notice, along with the air traffic zones and the surrounding areas of each facility.
The notice therefore identifies both the activities and the places where the restriction applies. The public has been asked not to carry them out in the stated areas. The announcement does not describe separate rules for individual activities, or set out different boundaries for kites, drones, balloons and laser lights.
Public notification and airport areas
Niraula said the public had been informed of the prohibition. The notification is intended to make people aware that these activities are not permitted in the airport vicinity and airspace. The reported restriction concerns the space around the airports as well as the air traffic zones associated with them.
The two locations named in the announcement are Pokhara International Airport and the old Pokhara Airport. By including both, the notice makes clear that the restriction is not limited to the newer airport. People in the surrounding areas are also covered by the instruction, according to the details made public by the airport chief.
The prohibition applies to activities that take place in the designated airport areas, whether they involve flying an object or using a laser light. The announcement does not provide further information about enforcement, penalties, exceptions or how long the restriction will remain in effect. Its stated instruction is that the public should not fly kites, drones or balloons, or use laser lights, in the specified airspace and surrounding areas.
What the announcement says
The central message is a public request to keep the listed activities out of the air traffic zones and vicinity of both Pokhara airports. It names the activities directly rather than setting out a broader list of prohibited conduct. The scope also expressly includes the airspace, so the restriction is not described as applying only to activity on airport grounds.
For residents and visitors, the announcement identifies the places where the prohibition applies and the specific activities to avoid there. Niraula’s statement confirms that the public had been notified, but the available details do not specify additional instructions or procedures. The restriction covers Pokhara International Airport and the old Pokhara Airport and applies to their air traffic zones and surrounding areas.
