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Airport in Bhutan



One of the popular holiday destinations, every year large number of tourists flock in Bhutan. The Airport in Bhutan serves as the main connection between other countries and the Himalayan cities of Bhutan. The Airport in Paro is the chief international Airport in Bhutan.

The Paro Airport is the country’s only international airport and is located in the south west part of the country. Paro Airport is served only by the country’s flag carrier Druk Air. Druk operate four planes including two airbuses which fly routes to Bangkok, Kolkata, Delhi, Dhaka, Gaya, Kathmandu and Yangon.

The airport of Paro is very beautiful airport in the Bhutanese Himalayas. It is a very small airport as it operates only Druk air flights to India, Nepal and Thailand. It is around 2 hours drive from the capital city of Thimphu. It is located on a steep valley on the bank of a river.

The airport of Paro has one runway and serves a single airline. There is four passenger and one cargo terminal and 2 aircraft stands. There are also 4 check-in desks and one gate in the Paro International Airport.

Druk Air the national airline of Bhutan operates scheduled services to five cities in neighboring countries. By a Royal Proclamation on 5 April 1981, the airline was established. Commercial operations started on 14 January 1983 using an 18 seat Dornier 228-200. The first commercial flight with an Airbus A319 took place on 31 October 2004. The Druk Air is completely owned by the Royal Government of Bhutan.

Listed are the popular Druk Air destinations:

  • Dhaka
  • Gaya
  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Kathmandu
  • Bangkok

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