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 was 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

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

Location ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates Runway Elev. Constructed Status
Paro VQPR PBH Paro Airport Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 15/33: 1964 x 29 m, Asphalt 2235 m 1968 Operational
Trashigang VQTY YON Yongphulla Airport (Yonphula Airport) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12/30: 1266 x 37 m, Asphalt 2743 m 2010 Flights suspended
Jakar VQBT BUT Bathpalathang Airport (Bumthang Airport) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 14/33: 1200 m, Asphalt 2473 m 2011 Flights suspended
Gelephu VQGP GLU Gelephu Airport Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 11/29: 1500 m, Asphalt 290 m 2008 Flights suspended

Bagdogra Airport (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) in neighbouring India is also accessible for flights to Bhutan.

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