| Taplejung Airport | |
| Nativename: | ताप्लेजुङ्ग विमानस्थल |
| Iata: | TPJ |
| Icao: | VNTJ |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Nepal |
| Pushpin Label: | Taplejung Airport |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Government of Nepal |
| Operator: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |
| City-Served: | Taplejung district, Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.3508°N 87.695°W |
| R1-Number: | 07/25 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Length-M: | 700 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Source:[1] |
Taplejung Airport, also known as Suketar Airport,[2] 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.[1]
The airport started operations in October 1976.[1] After its runway was blacktopped, Taplejung Airport restarted scheduled service in 2016.[3] In 2018, plans were announced to upgrade the runway yet again.[4]