nˈɛpɐlɡˌʌndʒ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz ðə ɡˈeɪtweɪ fɔːɹ pˈɪlɡɹɪmz hˈɛdᵻd tʊ ˌɛmtˈiː kˈaɪlæʃ ɪn tɪbˈɛt vˈaɪə ðə sˈɪmɪkˌɑːthˈɪlsɚ ɹˈaʊt ɪn hˈʌmlə dˈɪstɹɪkt, wˈɪtʃ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ˈɜːθkweɪk ɪn nɛpˈɔːl, hɐz bɪkˌʌm ðə dˈɑːmɪnənt ɹˈaʊt fɔːɹ kˈaɪlæʃ pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ θɹuː nɛpˈɔːl.
Nepalgunj airport is the gateway for pilgrims headed to Mt Kailash in Tibet via the Simikot-Hilsa route in Humla district, which, following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, has become the dominant route for Kailash pilgrimage through Nepal.