Just flew to Kathmandu yesterday....do so on a regular basis....
Approach is pretty much still the same as 4PWs said....
Got to be fully configured by 16 DME at 11500 ft....from 10 to 4 DME the glide path angle is 4.76 degrees....due to high terrain 7000-7500 ft...requiring v/s of bout 2000 ft....
high peaks towards the north.....southwest and southeast of the airport....averaging between 8000-9700 feet...
runway is 10007 ft....but perpetual tailwinds of 10 kts or greater on approach for 02
you can really appreciate the terrain on a clear day....
like said earlier....deviations laterally are a no no....in monsoons u get cb's sitting right on approach....there have been occasions where we've had to turn back due to weather on final appraoch....as there's no way round it
the missed approach or single engine escape procedure is the more trickier part....have to remain within 4 DME at all times...