Taplejung Airport (IATA: TPJ, ICAO: VNTJ), also known as Suketar Airport,[3] is a domestic airport located in Phungling [1] serving Taplejung District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway on the Kangchenjunga mountainous area and Pathibhara Devi Temple.[2]
Taplejung Airport ताप्लेजुङ्ग विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Taplejung district, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°21′3″N 87°41′42″E | ||||||||||
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Taplejung Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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The airport started operations in October 1976.[2] After its runway was blacktopped, Taplejung Airport restarted scheduled service in 2016.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu[5] |
| Summit Air | Kathmandu[6] |
| Tara Air | Charter: Kathmandu[7] |
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| Under construction |
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| Defunct | |||||
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