Taplejung Airport

Taplejung Airport (IATA: TPJ, ICAO: VNTJ), also known as Suketar Airport is an airport serving Taplejung,[1] in the Taplejung district of Province No. 1 in Eastern Nepal.[2] It is the gateway for tourists heading to the Kangchenjunga mountainous area and Pathibhara Devi Temple. After its runway was blacktopped, Taplejung Airport restarted scheduled service in 2016.[3]

Taplejung Airport

ताप्लेजुङ्ग विमानस्थल
Suketar airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority Of Nepal
ServesTaplejung district, Nepal
LocationTaplejung District, Province No.1,Far North-East Nepal
Focus city for
Time zoneNST (UTC+05:45)
Coordinates27°21′3″N 87°41′42″E
Map
Taplejung Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2,296.59 700
Source:[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu[4]
Summit Air Kathmandu[5]
Tara Air Charter: Kathmandu[6]
  • Suketar tower
  • Suketar village

See also

List of airports in Nepal

References
  1. Airport information for Taplejung, Nepal (VNTJ / TPJ) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Landowners pacified with compensation for Suketar airport". The Himalayan Times. 11 April 2010.
  3. "Suketar Airport, Taplejung, closed since 45 days". Repúblice. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. "NAC to commence Regular Flights to Meghauli and Taplejung from Nov 29". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 October 2017.



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