Paro Airport

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Paro Airport
IATA: PBH - ICAO: VQPR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Druk Air Corporation Ltd.
Serves		Paro District
Elevation AMSL		7,332 ft (2,235 m)
Coordinates		27°24′12″N, 89°25′29″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	6,445	1,964	Asphalt

Paro Airport (IATA: PBH, ICAO: VQPR) is the only airport in Bhutan, six kilometres (three miles) away from Paro. It is located in a steep valley on the bank of a river.

The airport has one runway and is served by a single airline, the national carrier Druk Air which has its hub there.

There is one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and 2 aircraft stands. There are also 4 check-in desks and one gate.

In 2002, the passenger throughput amounted to 37,151 persons and the handled cargo was 90,983 tonnes.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Druk Air (Bangkok, Delhi, Dhaka, Gaya, Kathmandu, Kolkata)

[edit] External links

• Paro Destinations
• Druk Air official site
• A document about a technical demonstration test flights in Paro with Boeing 737-700
• Airport information for VQPR at World Aero Data