# Taplejung Airport

_Airport in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Taplejung Airport, also known as Suketar Airport, is a domestic airport located in Phungling serving Taplejung District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway on the Kangchenjunga mountainous area and Pathibhara Devi Temple.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** airport; commercial traffic aerodrome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63860#P31))
- **Located in:** Central Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63860#P131))
- **Elevation:** 732 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63860#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3515, 87.6972

## Questions

**Where is Taplejung Airport located?**  
Taplejung Airport is located in Central Development Region, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Taplejung Airport?**  
Taplejung Airport is at an elevation of 732 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Central Development Region, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/central-development-region-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Taplejung Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taplejung_Airport) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ताप्लेजुङ विमानस्थल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q63860](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63860) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Suketar Tower.jpg by Kogo (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suketar_Tower.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Taplejung Airport, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Suketar Tower.jpg — Kogo, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

## Cite this page

"Taplejung Airport". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/taplejung-airport. Retrieved 21 October 2026.