Paro International Airport

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Paro Airport

སྤ་རོ་གནམ་ཐང༌།
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Civil Aviation of Bhutan
ServesThimphu and Paro
LocationParo, Paro District, Bhutan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL2,235 m / 7,332 ft
Coordinates27°24′32″N 089°25′14″E / 27.40889°N 89.42056°E / 27.40889; 89.42056
Websiteparoairport.com
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PBH is located in Bhutan
PBH
PBH
Location within Bhutan
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33[1] 2,265[1] 7,431 Asphalt
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Paro International Airport (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་གནམ་ཐང༌།, romanized: paro gnam thang) (IATA: PBH, ICAO: VQPR) is the sole international airport of the four airports in Bhutan. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi; 3.2 nmi) from Paro in a deep valley on the bank of the river Paro Chhu. With surrounding peaks as high as 5,500 metres (18,000 ft), it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports,[2] and only a very small number of pilots are certified to land at the airport.[3]

Flights to and from Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions only and are restricted to daylight hours from sunrise to sunset,[4][5] with additional restrictions in the afternoon during windy seasons.[6][7] Paro airport was the only airport in Bhutan until 2011.[8] The airport is accessible by road, 6 km (3.7 mi; 3.2 nmi) from Paro city, and 54 km (34 mi; 29 nmi) from Thimphu by Paro-Thimphu road.

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Paro Airport. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cruz, Magaly; Wilson, James; Nelson, Buzz (July 2003). "737-700 Technical Demonstration Flights in Bhutan" (PDF). Aero Magazine (3): 1, 2. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ Toledo, Joanne (26 September 2023). "Shockingly Few Pilots Are Cleared to Land at Paro International Airport". Aviation Property Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Paro Bhutan". Air Transport Intelligence. Reed Business Information. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  5. ^ Lee, Natalie Joy (2 August 2019). "7 Facts You Never Knew About Flying Into Bhutan". Druk Asia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ https://kuenselonline.com/weather-affects-flights-to-yonphula-airport/
  7. ^ https://thebhutanese.bt/34773-2/
  8. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 23 November 2016.