Paro Airport
 Paro International Airport | ||||||||||
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| Type | Public | |||||||||
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| Owner | Druk Air Corporation Ltd. | |||||||||
| City | Paro | |||||||||
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| Scenery tile | e080n20 | |||||||||
| TerraSync | published | |||||||||
The Paro International Airport is situated in the Paro Valley at an elevation of 2,235 meters.
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
- RWY 15 Direction 151°
- RWY 33 Direction 331°
- VOR/DME 108.4Mhz “PRO” 140º/7NM from ARP
- NDB 410 Khz “PR” at Field
ATC
- ATIS - n/a
- Tower - 120.300Mhz (118.800, 122.700)
Airlines
- Druk Air
- Tashi Air
- Buddha Air
Top destinations
International:
- Kathmandu
- Kolkata
- Bangkok
- Dhaka
- Bagdogra
- Gaya
- Delhi
- Guwahati
- Singapore
- Mumbai
Domestic:
- Yongphulla
- Bumthang
- Gelephu
Regular aircrafts
- Airbus A319
- ATR 42-500 (For domestic flights)
- ATR 72-500
- BAe 146
At the airport
Passenger terminal
Maintenance hangars
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 Reference Points
- 2014-06 Buildings and Hangars published
- 2014-06 Tower updated
- 2013-07 Passenger Terminal and Tower published