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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 is 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 / 26.88444°N 90.46417°E / 26.88444; 90.46417 (Geluphu Airport)	11/29: 1500 m Asphalt	290 m	2008	Operational
Jakar	VQBT	BUT	Bathpalathang Airport	27°33′52″N 090°44′43″E / 27.56444°N 90.74528°E / 27.56444; 90.74528 (Bathpalathang Airport)	14/32: 1200 m Asphalt	2473 m	2011	Operational
Paro	VQPR	PBH	Paro International Airport	27°24′12″N 089°25′29″E / 27.40333°N 89.42472°E / 27.40333; 89.42472 (Paro Airport)	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 / 27.25611°N 91.51528°E / 27.25611; 91.51528 (Yongphulla Airport)	12/30: 1266 x 37 m Asphalt	2743 m	2010	Operational

Bagdogra Airport (26°40′52″N 088°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861) in neighbouring India is also accessible for flights to Bhutan.

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^[usurped] World Aero Data
Airports in Bhutan Great Circle Mapper
Airports in Bhutan FallingRain.com

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 [[File:Bhutan CIA WFB 2010 map.png|thumb|right|200px|Map of Bhutan]]
 This is a '''list of [[airport]]s 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]].
+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 is 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 ==
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 ! style="text-align:left;" | Constructed
 ! style="text-align:left;" | Status
+|- valign="top"
+| [[Gelephu]]
+| VQGP
+| GLU
+| '''[[Gelephu Airport]]'''
+| <small>{{nowrap|{{coord|26|53|04|N|090|27|51|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Geluphu Airport}}}}</small>
+| <small>11/29: 1500 m<br>Asphalt</small>
+| <small>290 m</small>
+| <small>2008</small>
+| <small>Operational</small>
+|- valign="top"
+| [[Jakar]]
+| VQBT
+| BUT
+| '''[[Bathpalathang Airport]]'''
+| <small>{{nowrap|{{coord|27|33|52|N|090|44|43|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Bathpalathang Airport}}}}</small>
+| <small>14/32: 1200 m<br>Asphalt</small>
+| <small>2473 m</small>
+| <small>2011</small>
+| <small>Operational</small>
 |- valign="top"
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 | VQPR
 | PBH
-| '''[[Paro Airport]]'''
+| '''[[Paro International Airport]]'''
-| <small>{{coord|27|24|11|N|089|25|28|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Paro Airport}}</small>
+| <small>{{nowrap|{{coord|27|24|12|N|089|25|29|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Paro Airport}}}}</small>
-| <small>15/33: 1964 x 29 m, Asphalt</small>
+| <small>15/33: 1964 x 29 m<br>Asphalt</small>
 | <small>2235 m</small>
 | <small>1968</small>
+| <small>Operational</small>
 |- valign="top"
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 | VQTY
 | YON
-| [[Yongphulla Airport]] (Yonphula Airport)
+|''' [[Yongphulla Airport]]'''<br>(Yonphula Airport)
-| <small>{{coord|27|15|22|N|091|30|53|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Yongphulla Airport}}</small>
+| <small>{{nowrap|{{coord|27|15|22|N|091|30|55|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Yongphulla Airport}}}}</small>
-| <small>12/30: 1266 x 37 m, Asphalt</small>
+| <small>{{nowrap|12/30: 1266 x 37 m}}<br>Asphalt</small>
 | <small>2743 m</small>
 | <small>2010</small>
-| <small>Open</small>
+| <small>Operational</small>
-| <small>Flights suspended</small>
-|- valign="top"
-| [[Jakar]]
-| VQBT
-| BUT
-| '''[[Bathpalathang Airport]] (Bumthang Airport)'''
-| <small>{{coord|27|33|50|N|090|44|50|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Bathpalathang Airport}}</small>
-| <small>14/33: 1200 m, Asphalt</small>
-| <small>2473 m</small>
-| <small>2011</small>
-| <small>Flights suspended</small>
-|- valign="top"
-| [[Gelephu]]
-| VQGP
-| GLU
-| [[Gelephu Airport]]
-| <small>{{coord|26|53|04|N|090|27|50|E|region:BT_type:airport|name=Geluphu Airport}}</small>
-| <small>11/29: 1500 m, Asphalt</small>
-| <small>290 m</small>
-| <small>2008</small>
-| <small>Flights suspended</small>
 |}
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 == See also ==
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-{{GeoGroupTemplate}}
 * [[Transport in Bhutan]]
 * [[List of airports by ICAO code: V]]
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 {{reflist}}
 * {{cite web | url = http://www.icao.int/safety/ism/Accident%20Incident%20Reporting%20Guidance/LocationIndicatorsByState.pdf | title = ICAO Location Indicators by State | format = [[PDF]] | publisher = [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] | date = 17 September 2010}}
-* {{cite web | url = http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/cefact/locode/bt.htm  | title = UN Location Codes: Bhutan (includes IATA codes) | work = [[UN/LOCODE]] 2011-2 | publisher = [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|UNECE]] | date = 28 February 2012}}
+* {{cite web | url = http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/cefact/locode/bt.htm | title = UN Location Codes: Bhutan (includes IATA codes) | work = [[UN/LOCODE]] 2011-2 | publisher = [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|UNECE]] | date = 28 February 2012}}
-* [http://www.worldaerodata.com/countries/Bhutan.php Airports in Bhutan] World Aero Data
+* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130105192536/http://www.worldaerodata.com/countries/Bhutan.php Airports in Bhutan]}} World Aero Data
 * [http://www.gcmap.com/search?Q=country:BT Airports in Bhutan] Great Circle Mapper
 * [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BT/airports.html Airports in Bhutan] FallingRain.com
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 [[Category:Bhutan transport-related lists|Airports]]
 [[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Bhutan|Airports]]
+[[Category:Lists of airports in Asia|Bhutan]]

v t e Airports in Bhutan
International	Paro (PBH)
Domestic	Gelephu (GLU) Jakar (BUT) Trashigang (YON)

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