Now we are very happy to announce that our Sikkim has Airport and now our tourist can travel directly here... getting mesmerizing mountain view....Pakyong Airport is a greenfield airport near Gangtok at the state capital of Sikkim, India. The airport, spread over 990 acres and is located at Pakyong town about 35km (22 min) south of Gangtok. The Pakyong airport, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Monday, is spread over 990 acres and is the first greenfield airport to be constructed in the north-east India. The project was approved by the Union Cabinet a decade ago.At an altitude of more than 4,500 feet, the picturesque airport is considered an engineering marvel because of the terrain where it has been built.State-of-the-art geotechnical engineering including soil reinforcement and slope stabilisation techniques were used because traditional retaining structures and embankments were ruled as unfeasible in the greenfield project, a government official said.Pakyong Airport is one of the five highest airports in India. It is also the first greenfield airport to be constructed in the Northeastern Region of India, the 100th operational airport in India, and the only airport in the state of Sikkim.
Sikkim: Beauty in Diversity.....
SIKKIM'S BEAUTIFUL LOCATION.........The heaven in the Earth.....
photo courtesy Sikkim vista........