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Paro airport at Paro (Bhutan)
This airport is in an unusual configuration. It is part of private or dangerous airports.
The airport surrounded by mountains culminating at 5490 meters and bordered by Paro Chhu, the landing is considered one of the biggest challenges for pilots. The track is only 30 meters wide and 2000 m long. In addition, the aircraft guidance system is obsolete so that the approach must be done entirely by manual piloting. After a descent and a path between the mountains to follow the topography of the valley, the track is finally visible only after having bypassed a last ridge.
Paro airport is located near Paro, with Paro at 2mi↑, Paro Dzongkhag at 8mi↑, Ha at 9mi↑, Raga at 10mi↑, Tashi Chho Dzong at 13mi↑, Thimphu at 14mi↑, Haa Dzongkhag at 16mi↑, Thimphu Dzongkhag at 17mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Bhutan and Southernmost airports in Bhutan
→ See also airports in Bhutan
aerial view of Paro airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : VQPR
- IATA code : PBH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 2235 m = 7333ft
→ See also Highest airports in Bhutan and Lowest airports in Bhutan
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 1964m = 6444ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Bhutan
Coming to Paro airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : book on Viator
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Xiasima train station at 30mi
- hasimara train station at 47mi
- nagrakota train station at 47mi
By plane :
- Paro airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Pakyong airport at 53mi : book on Trip.com
- Gelephu airport at 73mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Paro airport VQPR PBH
METAR for Paro airport VQPR PBH
VQPR 310900Z 16014KT 9999 SKC 18/M04 Q1018
Decoded METAR for Paro airport VQPR PBH
METAR issued by VQPR on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 63 hours and -2871 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 18°C = 64°F, dew point is -4°C = 25°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 22%.
QNH is 1018hPa = 30.06inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 160°.
Sky clear.
No TAF for Paro airport
but aviation weather is available at Pakyong airport (PYG) at 53mi↑
VAC for Paro airport VQPR PBH
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Paro airport
Around Paro airport at Paro (Bhutan)
near
- Hotels in Paro
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 1766mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 4392mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 4397mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 4403mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 4417mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4458mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4459mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 4477mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 4480mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4483mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 4490mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4495mi↑
- for Paro airport at 0mi↑
- for Dumcho airport at 8mi↑
- for Royal Bhutan Police airport at 14mi↑
nearest airports to Paro airport at Paro (Bhutan)
- Dumcho heliport ( BT-0003) at 8mi↑
- Royal Bhutan Police heliport ( BT-0001) at 14mi↑
- Thimphu heliport (VQTU ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Nagadong heliport ( CN-0391) at 30mi↑
- Uma Gechuthang heliport ( BT-0002) at 35mi↑
- Rinchending heliport ( BT-0004) at 38mi↑
- Jaigaon heliport ( IN-0178) at 40mi↑
- Dalapchand heliport ( IN-0179) at 48mi↑
- Hashimara Air Force Station airport ( VE44) at 49mi↑
- Gangtok heliport ( IN-0009) at 50mi↑
- Upper Tadong Indian Army heliport ( IN-0038) at 51mi↑
- Pakyong airport ( PYG IN-0012) at 53mi↑METAR TAF
→ See also Former airports in Bhutan
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap