Paro airport

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Paro Airport
སྤ་ རོ་ གནམ་ ཐང༌
Paro day 1-57 (8202276889) .jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code VQPR
IATA code PBH
Coordinates

27 ° 24 '11 "  N , 89 ° 25' 29"  E Coordinates: 27 ° 24 '11 "  N , 89 ° 25' 29"  E
Height above MSL 2235 m (7333  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 6 km from Paro
Basic data
operator Druk Air Corporation Ltd.
Passengers 181,659 (2012)
Air freight 90,983 t (2002)
Start-and runway
15/33 1964 m × 29 m asphalt

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The Paro Airport ( IATA code : PBH , ICAO code : VQPR ; Dzongkha: སྤ་ རོ་ གནམ་ ཐང་) is an airport in Bhutan and also the only international of the country, about 65 kilometers drive distance west of the capital Thimphu area. Paro Airport is located at an altitude of 2236  m in a deep valley ( Paro Valley ), about six kilometers southeast of Paro .

In addition to Paro Airport, Bhutan also has the national airports of Yongphull , Bathpalathang and Gelephu .

history

The airport opened in 1968 in the Paro Valley. Initially it was only used for occasional flights by Indian helicopters until, between 1978 and 1980, various smaller aircraft were tested that had good maneuverability and should be able to fly to Calcutta and back without refueling. After Drukair was founded in 1981, flight operations began on February 11, 1983 with a Do 228-200 , twice a week from Paro to Calcutta. In 1986 a route was added to Dhaka in Bangladesh, as well as to Kathmandu in 1987, to Delhi in 1988 and to Bangkok in 1989. In 1990 the runway was extended from 1400 m to 1964 m and in 1999 a new terminal building was opened, which was financed by the Indian government.

Infrastructure

The airport, with a 1964 meter long runway (15/33), used to be used only by the monopoly airline Drukair , which is both the owner and operator of all facilities. Since August 2010, the Nepalese Buddha Air is the second airline to operate the airport from Kathmandu . The private Bhutan Airlines connect Paro with Delhi , Kolkata and Gaya (India) as well as Kathmandu and Bangkok , flights to Dhaka , Yangon and Singapore are planned for the future. The approach to the airport is considered difficult and only suitable for experienced pilots and, due to the confusing terrain, has to be mastered on the last stretch as a pure flight on sight without instrument guidance systems.

It has a passenger and a cargo terminal. There are four counters and a gate in the passenger terminal . In 2002 37,151 passengers arrived or departed here; the last cargo throughput was 90,983 tons.

Airlines

gallery

  • The airport and surroundings

  • Departure hall in the terminal

  • Airbus A319 of Drukair on the apron

Web links

Commons : Paro Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Running short of space and human resources ( Memento from June 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Bhutan Road Distance. Guide Association of Bhutan, archived from the original on January 27, 2015 ; accessed on February 17, 2017 (English).
  3. ↑ FlugRevue May 2011, pp. 12-14, Der Drachen vom Himalaya
  4. ↑ FlugRevue February 2010, pp. 64–68, In the jet to the roof of the world - Himalaya Airport Paro
  5. ↑ Buddha Air services, Tourism Council of Bhutan ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 8, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tourism.gov.bt
  6. ^ Bhutan Airlines: Routes. Accessed on June 3, 2016 ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bhutanairlines.bt
  7. ^ Bhutan Airlines: Flight Schedule . Accessed on June 3, 2016 ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bhutanairlines.bt
  8. ↑ Pilot's eye view of 'dangerous' airport landing. BBC World News - The Travel Show, October 25, 2014, accessed October 28, 2014 (video from the cockpit of an approach to the airport).
  9. ↑ Official website of Bhutan Airlines (English)