Gateway to Bhutan

Paro International Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports in the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is 6 km from Paro in a deep valley on the bank of the river Paro Chhu. With surrounding peaks as high as 5,500 m (18,000 ft), it is considered one of the world’s most challenging airports, and only a select number of pilots are certified to land at the airport.

Flights to and from Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions only and are restricted to daylight hours from sunrise to sunset. Paro airport was the only airport in Bhutan until 2011. Paro Airport is accessible by road, 6 km from Paro city, and 54 km from Thimphu by Paro-Thimphu road.

Beyond the sky and earth, the only international airport to reach the last Sangrila of the world

Public facilities at Paro Airport include a post office, bank, a lounge for VIP’s, restaurants, cafeterias, taxi service, a duty free shop and gift shops.