South Asia
Bhutan
Bumthang District

Bathpalathang Airport

Bathpalathang Airport is a domestic airport in , . One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: domestic airport in Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Bathpalathang Airporrt, Bhutan”, “BUT”, and “VQBT”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jakar Dzong and Jampa Lhakhang.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the in central . It is located on a ridge above town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in , and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamzhing Lhündrup Monastery in in central is a Nyingma gompa in Bhutan. Its temple and monastery are remarkable for their direct connection to the Bhutanese tertön and saint, Pema Lingpa and his tulkus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.

Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
Located in central Bhutan, is renowned as a center of Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly the Nyingma tradition, and is home to numerous monasteries and sacred sites.

Village
is a village in in central , located south of and east of on the Chume River in the Chume Valley. The village is noted for its weavers with scarves tied to their heads in the style.

Bathpalathang Airport

Latitude
27.56401° or 27° 33′ 50″ north
Longitude
90.74608° or 90° 44′ 46″ east
Elevation
2,580 metres (8,465 feet)
IATA airport code
BUT
ICAO airport code
VQBT
Open location code
7MVGHP7W+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 511157906
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8531844
Wiki­data ID
Q153191
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Bathpalathang Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Bathpalathang”
  • Bengali: “বাথপালাথং বিমানবন্দর”
  • Cebuano: “Bathpalathang Airport”
  • Chinese: “Bathpalathang機場”
  • Chinese: “巴特帕拉唐機場”
  • French: “aéroport de Bathpalathang”
  • French: “Aéroport de Bathpalathang”
  • French: “BUT”
  • French: “VQBT”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Bathpalathang”
  • Indonesian: “BUT”
  • Indonesian: “VQBT”
  • Japanese: “ジャカール”
  • Japanese: “バトパラタン空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bathpalathang”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه باتپالاتانگ”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Bathpalathang”
  • Russian: “Бартхпалатханг”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱟᱛᱷᱯᱟᱞᱟᱛᱷᱟᱝ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ”
  • Slovak: “Letisko Bathpalathang”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Bathpalathang”
  • Swedish: “Bathpalathang Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ботполотонг”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Bathpalathang”

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