Paro Airport

Paro International Airport

Image requested Paro International Airport
IATA: PBH ICAO: VQPR
Type	Public
Owner	Druk Air Corporation Ltd.
City	Paro
Runways Runway Length Material 15/13 1985 m × 29 m Asphalt
Scenery tile	e080n20
TerraSync	published

The Paro International Airport is situated in the Paro Valley at an elevation of 2,235 metre. So treacherous is the landing that only eight pilots in the world are qualified to land there. The runway is just 6,500 feet long - one of the few in the world shorter than their elevation above sea level.

Flying at Paro

Strong winds whip through the valleys, often resulting in severe turbulence. Passengers who have been on flights to the airport have described the landing as 'terrifying'. Boeing has said that Paro airport is 'one of the world's most difficult for takeoffs and landings'. Flights are only allowed during the daytime and under visual meteorological conditions - strict light allowances in which the pilot must make his judgements by eye rather than rely on instruments as is the case in nighttime flights. (Rick Dewsbury)

Runway 15/33

• 15 151°
• 33 331°

Navaids

• VOR PRO (PARO) Freq 108.4, Dist 7,4 NM, Bear 327.0
• NDB PR (PARO)) Freq 410 at Field

ATC

• ATIS
• Tower - frequency 118.8
• Ground

Airlines & top destinations

Druk Air, Tashi Air, Buddha Air

International: Kathmandu, Kolkata, Bangkok, Dhaka, Bagdogra, Gaya, Delhi, Guwahati, Singapore, Mumbai Domestic: Yongphula, Bumthang

regular Aircrafts

Airbus A319, ATR 42-500, ATR 72-500, BAe 146, Beechcraft 1900D

Scenery

Publishing of model developments via TerraSync started in 07/2013. There is no AI Ground Network and no parking positions (07/2014).

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• Updates:
  • 2014-07 Buildings and Hangars published
  • 2014-07 Tower updated
  • 2013-07 Passenger Terminal and Tower published