Nepalgunj Airport (IATA: KEP, ICAO: VNNG) is a domestic airport serving Nepalgunj, in Banke District, a district in Lumbini Province in Nepal.
There are plans by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to promote the airport to an international airport and establishing immigration, customs and quarantine facilities.
After the introduction of FK-100 jet aircraft, passenger movement at this airport increased by 13.39% in 2005 (up to November) against the figure in the year 2004.
[citation needed] In 2005, Flying Dragon Airlines set up its operating base at the airport, however the airline ceased to operate one year later.
There are plans to construct a new international terminal with separate customs facilities as well as extending the runway.