News & Events

New Taxiway Testing( Paro International Airport)

August 22, 2018 by: Ambar Mongar

A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller general aviation airports sometimes use gravel or grass. Busy airports typically construct high-speed or rapid-exit taxiways to allow aircraft to leave the runway at higher speeds. This allows the aircraft to vacate the runway quicker, permitting another to land or take off in a shorter interval of […]

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Edutainment Tour to Paro Airport(Arekha Middle Secondary School)

August 20, 2018 by: Ambar Mongar

Arekha Middle Secondary School students on Edutainment Tour to Paro Airport on 20th August 2018. A study tour program-Paving the way ahead is an initiative taken by the Principal Tshering Dorji since 2014 for the excelling students who secured 80% and above. This year a total of 69 students from Class III-X were part of […]

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Air Side Drivers Training

August 8, 2018 by: Ambar Mongar

AirSide Driver Training was conducted by DoAT (Department of Air Transport)  to all the drivers from different agencies working in the Airport. some of the points learned were like : Behind the wheel of a bright new bus or car along at a snail’s pace on top of a pallet loader, it’s the driver who […]

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Arrival of New CFT Vehicle

August 7, 2018 by: Ambar Mongar

This vehicle is for the rapid control of major fire fighting and to facility rescue operations in the event of an aircraft accident in line with ICAO recommendations. When it is fully loaded, it should be able to drive on airport runway and over rough, soft or sandy terrain in the immediate vicinity of the […]

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