KTM airport status

Starting 8 November, Kathmandu airport will close from 10PM to 8AM for construction on the taxiway system to allow more efficient takeoffs and landings. The reduced hours have caused the price of airline tickets to and from Nepal to soar, in some cases by more than 500%. This has led to some cancellations in hotels that were previously booked to capacity. Tourism has rebounded in Nepal, with over 124,000 visiting in October 2024. This is 6% higher than October 2023, and 93% of the number of arrivals in pre-pandemic October 2019. Most tourists in the past month came from India and the US.