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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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History
The airport started operations in October 1976.[2] After its runway was blacktopped, Taplejung Airport restarted scheduled service in 2016.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu[5] |
| Summit Air | Kathmandu[6] |
| Tara Air | Charter: Kathmandu[7] |
References
- Airport information for Taplejung, Nepal (VNTJ / TPJ) at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Taplejung Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Landowners pacified with compensation for Suketar airport". The Himalayan Times. 11 April 2010.
- "Suketar Airport, Taplejung, closed since 45 days". Repúblice. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "NAC to commence Regular Flights to Meghauli and Taplejung from Nov 29". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
External links
- Accident history for TPJ / VNTJ at Aviation Safety Network
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На других языках
- [en] Taplejung Airport
[fr] Aérodrome de Taplejung
L'aérodrome de Taplejung (code IATA : TPJ • code OACI : VNTJ) est une piste d'aviation desservant Taplejung[1], dans le District de Taplejung du Mechi, au Népal. Il est aussi familièrement dénommé Aéroport Suketar[2].Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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