title: Everest Air
text: # Everest Air
  
  Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.
  
  ## History
  
  Tha airline was originally formed as Nepal Air Charter Services. It was formed in 1992 and became defunct in 1998.
  
  ## Destinations
  
  Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:
  
  | City | Airport | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bhairahawa | Bhairahawa Airport | |
  | Bharatpur | Bharatpur Airport | |
  | Biratnagar | Biratnagar Airport | |
  | Jomsom | Jomsom Airport | |
  | Jumla | Jumla Airport | |
  | Kathmandu | Tribhuvan International Airport | Hub |
  | Lamidanda | Lamidanda Airport | |
  | Lukla | Tenzing–Hillary Airport | |
  | Pokhara | Pokhara Airport | |
  | Manthali | Ramechhap Airport | |
  | Rumjatar | Rumjatar Airport | |
  
  ## Fleet
  
  At the time of closure, Everest Air operated the following aircraft:
  
  Everest Air Fleet :
  
  | Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dornier 228 | 1 | |
  
  ### Former fleet
  
  Everest Air former Fleet :
  
  | Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mil Mi-8 | 1 | |
  | Dornier 228 | 3 | |
  
  ## Accidents and incidents
  
  * 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash - On 31 July 1993, an Everest Air Dornier 228-101 aircraft, performing a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain at Bharatpur. All 3 crew members and 16 passengers were killed.
  