Bathpalathang Airport
Bathpalathang Airport is a domestic Bhutanese airport in Jakar, Bumthang District. One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to Paro.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: domestic airport in Bhutan
- Also known as: “Bathpalathang Airporrt, Bhutan”, “BUT”, “VQBT”, “ジャカール”, and “巴特帕拉唐機場”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Jakar Dzong and Jampa Lhakhang.
Tamzhing Monastery
Buddhist temple
Tamzhing Lhündrup Monastery in Bumthang District in central Bhutan is a Nyingma gompa in Bhutan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.
Bathpalathang Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Bumthang District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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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: “布姆唐机场”
- French: “aéroport de Bathpalathang”
- French: “Aéroport de Bathpalathang”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Bathpalathang”
- 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”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Parar and Dojebi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wangdichholing Hospital and Chakar Lakhang.
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Worth a closer look: Thimphu and Paro.
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