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Gelephu Airport (IATA: GLU, ICAO: VQGP) is located in Samtenling Gewog, about three kilometres (1.9 mi) from the town of Gelephu in Sarpang District, Bhutan. The airport has been constructed on an area spanning over 500 acres (200 ha) and came into regular use in late 2017. It is one of only four airports in Bhutan.

Gelephu Airport
IATA: GLU ICAO: VQGP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Department of Civil Aviation
Location	Gelephu District
Elevation AMSL	984 ft / 300 m
Coordinates	26°53′10.3848″N 090°27′47.0052″E
Map
GLU Location within Bhutan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 4,921 1,500 Asphalt
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History

The airport was inaugurated in October 2012,[3] but regular scheduled operations were delayed for five years due to its lack of certification from the Department of Civil Aviation of Bhutan[4] and because of funding issues. The airport was originally planned as an international airport but the plan was shelved in 2008.[5] In January 2015, The Department of Civil Aviation told Kuensel that the airport had been closed to scheduled flights due to the need to construct a new terminal building and control tower. A spokesperson said that it was hoped the new structures would be completed in February 2015, and at that point "from our side it’ll be [ready to] open to scheduled flights."[6] Despite this, it was reported that Drukair was not aware of the airport's reopening and stated that it would not launch commercial flights until it had studied the market conditions to ensure scheduled operations were viable.[6] After a brief period of flights in 2015, which were found to be uneconomic, flights eventually re-commenced in November 2017 with financial support from the Royal Bhutanese Government.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Drukair	Jakar, Paro[8]

See also

• Transport in Bhutan
• List of airports in Bhutan

References

На других языках

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- [en] Gelephu Airport

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[fr] Aéroport de Gelephu

L'aéroport de Gelephu (code IATA : GLU • code OACI : VQGP) est un aéroport domestique bhoutanais situé dans la ville de Gelephu. C'est un des quatre aéroports du pays, inauguré le 21 octobre 2012 et opérationnel depuis fin février 2013 avec une liaison vers Paro[1].

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[ru] Гелепху (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Гелепху (ИАТА: GLU, ИКАО: VQGP) — строящийся местный аэропорт в двух километрах к северу от города Гелепху, который будет четвёртым аэропортом в Королевстве Бутан. Аэропорт строится около индийской границы в окрестности города Гелепху округа Сарпанг. Ожидается, что он станет мощнее аэропорта Паро с вдвое большей длиной взлётно-посадочной полосы 4000 м и шириной 45 м, с аэровокзалом, отделённым от полосы на 500 м.[1]. Аэропорт объявлен как местный, однако предполагается путём договорённости с Индией сделать его международным.

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