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List of airports in Bhutan

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Map of Bhutan

This is a list of airports in Bhutan, sorted by location.

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by Tibet. Bhutan is separated from the nearby state of Nepal to the west by the Indian state of Sikkim, and from Bangladesh to the south by West Bengal. The capital city is Thimphu.

Airports

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Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Location ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates Runway Elev. Constructed Status
Gelephu VQGP GLU Gelephu Airport 26°53′04″N 090°27′51″E / 26.88444°N 90.46417°E / 26.88444; 90.46417 (Geluphu Airport) 11/29: 1500 m
Asphalt 		290 m 2008 Operational
Jakar VQBT BUT Bathpalathang Airport 27°33′52″N 090°44′43″E / 27.56444°N 90.74528°E / 27.56444; 90.74528 (Bathpalathang Airport) 14/32: 1200 m
Asphalt 		2473 m 2011 Operational
Paro VQPR PBH Paro International Airport 27°24′12″N 089°25′29″E / 27.40333°N 89.42472°E / 27.40333; 89.42472 (Paro Airport) 15/33: 1964 x 29 m
Asphalt 		2235 m 1968 Operational
Trashigang VQTY YON Yongphulla Airport
(Yonphula Airport) 		27°15′22″N 091°30′55″E / 27.25611°N 91.51528°E / 27.25611; 91.51528 (Yongphulla Airport) 12/30: 1266 x 37 m
Asphalt 		2743 m 2010 Operational

Bagdogra Airport (26°40′52″N 088°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861) in neighbouring India is also accessible for flights to Bhutan.

See also

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References

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  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
  • "UN Location Codes: Bhutan (includes IATA codes)". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012.
  • Airports in Bhutan[usurped] World Aero Data
  • Airports in Bhutan Great Circle Mapper
  • Airports in Bhutan FallingRain.com


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