List of airports in Bhutan

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
Gelephu	VQGP	GLU	Gelephu Airport	26°53′04″N 090°27′51″E	11/29: 1500 m Asphalt	290 m	2008	Flights suspended
Jakar	VQBT	BUT	Bathpalathang Airport	27°33′52″N 090°44′43″E	14/33: 1200 m Asphalt	2473 m	2011	Flights suspended
Paro	VQPR	PBH	Paro Airport	27°24′12″N 089°25′29″E	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	12/30: 1266 x 37 m Asphalt	2743 m	2010	Flights suspended

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

See also

• Transport in Bhutan
• List of airports by ICAO code: V

References

• "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 World Aero Data
• Airports in Bhutan Great Circle Mapper
• Airports in Bhutan FallingRain.com