Yongphulla Airport
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Yongphulla Airport is a small domestic airport
located near Trashigang
, a town in the Trashigang District in Bhutan
. It is currently one of only two airports in Bhutan
.
Formerly an unpaved airstrip that was largely unused, it is currently being re-constructed in order for it to become a viable domestic airport
. Yongphulla Airport was scheduled for completion in January 2010, but as of August 2010 work is still ongoing.
There are plans for further domestic airports to be built at Bathpalathang in Bumthang District
and at Gelephu
in Sarpang District
, which are due to start operations in June 2011.
of 9000 feet (2,743.2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 12/30 with an Asphalt
surface measuring 4154 by 120 ft (1,266.1 by 36.6 ).
Domestic airport
A domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....
located near Trashigang
Trashigang
Trashigang District is Bhutan's easternmost dzongkhag .-Culture:...
, a town in the Trashigang District in Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. It is currently one of only two airports in Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
.
Formerly an unpaved airstrip that was largely unused, it is currently being re-constructed in order for it to become a viable domestic airport
Domestic airport
A domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....
. Yongphulla Airport was scheduled for completion in January 2010, but as of August 2010 work is still ongoing.
There are plans for further domestic airports to be built at Bathpalathang in Bumthang District
Bumthang District
Bumthang District is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted...
and at Gelephu
Gelephu
Gelephu is a town in Sarpang District in Bhutan. It is located on the Indian border, about 30 km to the east of Sarpang, the Dzongkhag headquarters , and has a population of 9,199 as per 2005 census.Gelephu was selected as a site for Bhutan's second international airport project, but it was...
in Sarpang District
Sarpang District
Sarpang District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan.-Languages:...
, which are due to start operations in June 2011.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 9000 feet (2,743.2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 with an Asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 4154 by 120 ft (1,266.1 by 36.6 ).