{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Gelephu Airport","iataCode":"GLU","icaoCode":"VQGP","city":"Gelephu","country":"BT","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":26.88456,"longitude":90.46412},"elevationMeters":299,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Gelephu is best understood as a cargo gateway in waiting rather than one in operation: its 1,500-metre runway in southern Bhutan currently sees only Drukair domestic links to Paro, despite the international status granted in September 2023. The transformative plan is a brand-new Bjarke Ingels-designed airport at the heart of Gelephu Mindfulness City, sized for up to 1.3 million passengers a year and slated to open in 2029. For now GLU has no meaningful freight terminal, so Bhutanese air cargo st","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/gelephu-airport-glu","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/gelephu-airport-glu","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Gelephu Airport · (IATA: GLU) · Gelephu, BT · 299 m"}