| Title | Description |
| Airport name | Talcha airport |
| Airport type | Public |
| IATA/airport code | VNT1 |
| Elevation AMSL | 8920 ft /2,719 m |
| Location | Mugu (district), Karnali (zone) |
| Airlines | Tara Airline , Nepal Airline |
| Free baggage | 20-25 kg depending on the type of ticket and the airlines. |
| Airfare | NRP/USD 2060/116 |
| Flight duration | about 40 minutes from Nepalgunj |
About Rara
Rara is a village development committee in Mugu District in the karnali zone of north-western Nepal. Rara Lake and Rara National park are two most attractive place for tourism. Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of 106 km2 (41 sq mi) in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country’s smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of 2,990 m (9,810 ft). The park was established to protect the unique flora and fauna of the Humla–Jumla Region of Nepal. One thousand and seventy species of flora are estimated from Rara National Park. Rhododendron, fir, brown oak, birch species,west Himalayan spruce, black juniper, Himalayan cypressare, spruce and pine are some of the vegetation found in this National Park. Fifty-one species of mammals, 241 species of birds, two species of reptiles and amphibians, and three species of fish have been recorded from the park including musk deer, red panda, snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, Indian leopard, jackal, Himalayan tahr, yellow-throated marten, otter, dhole, gray langur, and rhesus macaque.
The Rara Lake is the biggest and deepest freshwater lake in the Nepal Himalayas. Rara Lake lies at an altitude of 2,990 m (9,810 ft.) above sea level, has a water surface of 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi), a maximum depth of 167 m (548 ft.), is 5.1 km (3.2 mi) long and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) wide. It drains into the Mugu Karnali River via the Nijar River. The climate of Rara is pleasant during the summer, but becomes very cold during the winter, because of the altitude. The best times to visit this place are in September, October, April, and May.
Flights to Rara from Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj to talcha is the most popular domestic flight in Nepal as it is the only way to connect with the Rara regions because these areas are out of reach from any means of transportation. It covers 165 km distance with a duration of 40 minutes. Tara Air and Yeti Airlines operates only few scheduled flights from Nepalgunj per week in this region.
