Airports / Nepal / TPJ
Taplejung Airport
VNTJ / TPJTaplejung, NepalELEV 7,990 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bagdogra Airport (IXB).
Overview
Taplejung Airport (VNTJ / TPJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Taplejung, Nepal. The field lies at an elevation of 7,990 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TPJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Bagdogra Airport (IXB, 53 nm), Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA, 55 nm), and Biratnagar Airport (BIR, 57 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TPJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Suketar Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TPJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VNTJ
IATA
TPJ
FAA / Local
VNTJ
Elevation
7,990 ft
Coordinates
27.3509° N · 87.6953° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nepal fields
state range 236–9,380 ft
At 7,990 ft, TPJ sits higher than 78% of the 9 Nepal fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmIXBBagdogra AirportSiliguri
- 55nmLUATenzing-Hillary AirportLukla
- 57nmBIRBiratnagar AirportBiratnagar
- 89nmDDRShigatse Tingri AirportXigazê (Dingri)
- 92nmPBHParo International AirportParo
- 98nmVEHXHashimara Air Force StationJalpaiguri
Location
Open the full mapVNTJ · Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal