{"@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: despite the international status granted in September 2023, its 1,500-metre runway in southern Bhutan (IATA: GLU, ICAO: VQGP) still sees only Drukair domestic services to Paro and has no freight terminal. The replacement airport being built for Gelephu Mindfulness City changes that outlook: ground was broken in July 2025, runway and terminal construction started in April 2026, and the Bjarke Ingels Group desig","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"}