Khare
4,950 m
Kathmandu
1,400 m
1 hr
7:30 AM
$950
per seat
$4,000
aircraft
CAAN licensed
Free weather reschedule
Rescue capable
Dingboche to Kathmandu helicopter flight
Dingboche
4,410 m
Kathmandu
1,400 m
- Flight time
- 1 hr
- Seats
- 5
- Baggage
- 12 kg
- From
- $900
Flight overview
Flying Dingboche to Kathmandu helicopter flight
| Route | Departs | Seats | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingboche to Kathmandu helicopter flight | 7:30 AM | 5 | 1 hr |
An hour in the air from the Imja valley at 4,410 metres to the Kathmandu valley at 1,400. This is the direct exit from the middle of the Everest Base Camp trek, taken by trekkers who are out of days or out of adaptation.
The aircraft comes down the Imja Khola and the Dudh Kosi, takes fuel at Lukla or Phaplu, and crosses the middle hills into Kathmandu. Three thousand metres of descent in a morning.
The altitude argument
If someone in your group has stopped adapting, this is the flight that matters. Descent is the treatment for altitude illness and there is no substitute for it. Going from 4,410 metres to 1,400 in an hour does more than any drug on the market.
If you are simply finished
Then fly to Lukla for a fraction of this price and connect onward the same morning. What you are paying for here is the aircraft committing to the whole transit rather than staying in the valley.
- From
- Dingboche
- Aircraft
- AS350 B3e / H125
- Passenger insurance
- Included
- Flight rules
- Visual, daylight only
Pilot advisory
A planned fuel stop at Lukla or Phaplu is normal on this leg. The single morning departure is scheduled early for the valley wind at Dingboche and the haze that builds over Kathmandu.
Pricing
What this flight costs, and what it does not include
Both figures are the price we quote on WhatsApp. A shared seat puts you on a scheduled departure with other travellers. A private charter is the whole aircraft on your schedule.
Included
- Confirmed seat or aircraft on the stated departure
- All government taxes on the charter
- Passenger liability insurance
- Pilot and crew
- Free rescheduling if the flight is held for weather
Not included
- Domestic airport service charge, NPR 400 per passenger, paid at the terminal
- Personal travel and medical insurance
- Meals, accommodation and ground transport
- National park permits and TIMS cards
- Excess baggage above the stated allowance
- Anything arising from a delay outside our control
We publish how these prices are set and when they move. Read the price transparency policy.
Operators
CAAN licensed operators
We charter aircraft only from operators that hold a current air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Each one below is reviewed by us before we put passengers on their aircraft.
Air Dynasty Heli Services
Manang Air
Simrik Air
Mountain Helicopters
Altitude Air
Heli Everest
Kailash Helicopter Services
Prabhu Helicopter
Upcoming departures
The next flights on this route
All departures are subject to visual flight rules and weather. Seat counts are confirmed with operators each morning.
Landing site
Where you land at Kathmandu
- Helipad
- Tribhuvan International Airport, domestic apron
- Area
- Kathmandu Valley
- Altitude
- 1,400 m
- Coordinates
- 27.69660, 85.35910
Departures use the domestic side of Tribhuvan International. Traffic is heavy between seven and nine in the morning, so a helicopter slot can be held on the ground for twenty minutes even in perfect weather. Arrive an hour before your departure time with your passport.
Safety
What you need to know before you board
High-altitude departure at 4,410 metres with a twelve kilo baggage allowance and a planned fuel stop on the way down.
The Dingboche pad is exposed. Secure everything before the aircraft arrives and keep your group together.
If this is a medical departure, contact the dispatch desk directly rather than using the booking form, and walk across to the Pheriche aid post first if the patient can manage it.
Questions
What travellers ask about this route
Yes, normally at Lukla or Phaplu, fifteen to twenty minutes. One booking, one aircraft, no rebooking.
If you are well and not in a hurry, yes, it costs much less. If you are unwell, take this flight: it puts you three thousand metres lower without a change of aircraft.
About an hour in the air plus the fuel stop. Allow two hours from the lodge.
Usually, at Dingboche. It is low enough that payload is not the constraint it becomes at Lobuche and Gorakshep.
Yes, on request. Outside October and April the lodges are quieter and we are more likely to run it as a charter than a shared seat.
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