Originally Posted by
philrami
I've been travelling to KTM for 40 years. Never landed on 20 with a heavy. 20 is circle to land and VFR only. On the LiveATC recording, all those cleared to land on 20 are domestic flights, operated by Twin otters or the like. In addition, this airline has been flying to KTM only for a few month, thus had a little experience of the environment.
Agree completely. KTM airport reg's should read like this : Rwy 02 for approved foreign pilots with Sim training. Rwy 20 for approved local pilots, no faster than Twin Otter only
Slightly exaggerating maybe, but you get my point I hope. I would only accept circling to 20, in Severe Clear