PAKYONG AIRPORT

Nov. 30, 2018

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim.

About:

  • Pakyong Airport is located at Pakyong village near Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim. It is located around 60 km from the India-China border.

  • This is the first airport in Sikkim and the 100th airport in the country.

  • This airport is part of the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) regional connectivity scheme.

Source : PIB