Gelephu Airport

Gelephu Airport is located in Samtenling Gewog, about three kilometres from in , Bhutan. The airport has been constructed on an area spanning over 500 acres and came into regular use in late 2017.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Gelephu”, “Gelyephug Airport”, “GLU”, “VQGP”, “Наябасти”, “ジェレプー空港”, and “吉列普”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gelephu.

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Gelephu Airport

Latitude
26.88752° or 26° 53′ 15″ north
Longitude
90.46458° or 90° 27′ 53″ east
Elevation
276 metres (906 feet)
IATA airport code
GLU
ICAO airport code
VQGP
Open location code
7MRGVFQ7+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 511154290
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8411014
Wiki­data ID
Q4134998
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gelephu Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gelephu Airport”
  • Chinese: “Gelephu機場”
  • Chinese: “盖莱普机场”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار جليفو”
  • French: “aéroport de Gelephu”
  • French: “Aéroport de Gelephu”
  • Japanese: “ゲレフー空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Gelephu”
  • Oriya: “ଗେଲେଫୁ ବିମାନ ବନ୍ଦର”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Gelekpʽu”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Gelephu”
  • Russian: “Гелепху (аэропорт)”
  • Russian: “Гелепху”
  • Santali: “ᱜᱮᱞᱮᱯᱷᱩ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ”
  • Slovak: “Letisko Gelephu”
  • Swedish: “Gelephu Airport”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chuzagang and Barshong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lhakhang compound and Threma Lhakhang.

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