Gangtok Pakyong Airport
Pakyong Airport is a domestic airport serving Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, India. It has been operationalized under the UDAN Scheme of the Government of India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Sikkim, India
- Also known as: “PAKYONG”, “Pakyong Airport”, and “VEPY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pakyong and Takchang.
Pakyong
Town
Pakyong is a city and district headquarters of Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Pakyong Airport is the only airport of Sikkim. The "National Research Centre for Orchids" is also located here.
Takchang
Village
Takchang is a village near Pakyong in Pakyong District, India. Takchang is 30.7 km from Gangtok and the population of the village is nearly 550-600. Ethnic Nepali and Lepcha are the main settler of this village.
Ranipool
Suburb
Ranipool is a small suburban town located in the bank of river Ranikhola at the junction of National Highway 10 and National Highway 717A in Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim.
Gangtok Pakyong Airport
- Categories: airport, greenfield airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Pakyong, Pakyong district, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.23272° or 27° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
88.5885° or 88° 35′ 19″ eastElevation
1,441 metres (4,728 feet)Operator
Airports Authority of IndiaIATA airport code
PYGICAO airport code
VEPYUnited Nations Location Code
IN GATOpen location code
7MVC6HMQ+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 1333442739OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Urdu—“Gangtok Pakyong Airport” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “পাকইয়ং বিমানবন্দৰ”
- Assamese: “পাকয়ং বিমানবন্দৰ”
- Bengali: “পাকিয়ং বিমানবন্দর”
- Bhojpuri: “पेक्योंग एयरपोर्ट”
- Chinese: “帕京机场”
- Chinese: “帕克永机场”
- French: “aéroport de Pakyong”
- French: “Aéroport de Pakyong”
- French: “PAKYONG”
- French: “PYG”
- French: “VEPY”
- French: “ङ E57”
- French: “चF39”
- French: “चF46”
- French: “ऩाकमोंग PAKYONG”
- French: “परकयोंग PAKYONG”
- French: “पाकयोगं PAKYONG”
- French: “पाकयोंग PAKYONG”
- German: “Flughafen Pakyong”
- Gujarati: “પાક્કિમ હવાઈમથક”
- Hindi: “पाक्योंग विमानक्षेत्र”
- Hindi: “पाक्योंग हवाई अड्डा”
- Indonesian: “VEPY”
- Japanese: “パキョン空港”
- Marathi: “पाकयाँग विमानतळ”
- Nepali: “पाक्किम विमानस्थल”
- Nepali: “पाक्योङ विमानस्थल”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Pakyong”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Pakyong”
- Tamil: “பாக்யாங் விமான நிலையம்”
- Tamil: “பாக்யோங் வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
- Urdu: “پیک یونگ ہوائی اڈہ”
- “पेक्योंग हवाईअड्डा”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rorithang and Rumtek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parkyong new market and STNM Multispeciality Hospital.
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