Regular flights at Resunga Airport in Gulmi resumed on Tuesday morning after a disruption of about four months caused by adverse weather, with Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) operating a flight between Kathmandu and Resunga. Airport station chief Suman Thapa said morning flights had been halted since Jestha 24 because of persistent bad weather, thick fog and wind pressure. Flights resumed after conditions improved sufficiently for the service to operate.
Flights restart after prolonged weather disruption
The return of the Kathmandu-Resunga service marked the end of an interruption that had kept regular morning flights from operating at the airport for around four months. The suspension was linked to weather conditions at the airport, rather than a reported change to the route itself. Thapa said persistent poor weather, fog and wind pressure had prevented flights from resuming during that period.
NAC operated the flight on Tuesday morning, restoring service on the route between the capital and Resunga. The available information identifies this as the first return of regular flights after the extended disruption. It does not specify how many passengers were carried, the aircraft used or whether additional flights were scheduled for later in the day.
The suspension had begun on Jestha 24, according to Thapa. The date was given in the Nepali calendar, and the reports describe the period without regular morning flights as lasting about four months. The resumption followed an improvement in conditions, allowing the Kathmandu-Resunga flight to proceed.
Fog and wind pressure cited as key factors
Weather was the central reason for the interruption. Thapa cited persistent bad weather, thick fog and wind pressure as the conditions that had led to the halt in morning operations. The reports do not provide further technical details about the weather readings or operational thresholds involved, but they state that flights resumed once conditions improved.
The restart therefore reflects a change in the conditions that had prevented regular services from operating. While the Tuesday flight confirms that the route has reopened for service, the information available does not establish whether the weather disruption has ended for the season or whether operations will remain subject to further interruptions. No new schedule or forecast for subsequent flights was provided.
Service restored on the Kathmandu-Resunga route
For now, the confirmed development is the operation of the Kathmandu-Resunga flight by NAC on Tuesday morning. The route had been affected by the pause in regular morning flights at Resunga Airport, which began on Jestha 24. Thapa's account links the interruption directly to recurring weather problems at the airport, including fog and wind pressure.
The resumption brings regular flight operations back after roughly four months, but details about the frequency of future services were not included in the information reported. The reports also do not give further details about passenger demand, fares or any changes to the route's operating arrangements. What is clear is that improved weather conditions enabled NAC to operate the flight and restart service at Resunga Airport.
