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[[File:Pakyong Airport, Gangtok.png|thumb|Pakyong Airport, Gangtok]]<br />
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Until 2018, the nearest airport to the north-eastern [[India]]n state of [[Sikkim]] was [[Bagdogra Airport]] located 124 kilometres from the state capital [[Gangtok]]. The state had no airport of its own. However, in 2018, the state's first airport in [[Pakyong]] was opened for public use after it was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1547040#:~:text=The%20Prime%20Minister%2C%20Shri%20Narendra,100th%20airport%20in%20the%20country.|title=PM inaugurates Pakyong Airport, as air connectivity reaches Sikkim|work=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/sikkims-first-airport-at-pakyong-10-things-to-know/sikkim-airport-breathtaking-photos/slideshow/65930837.cms|title=Sikkim's first airport at Pakyong: 10 things to know|work=Economic Times|accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, [[SpiceJet]] became the first airline to launch flights to [[Pakyong Airport]] from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] and [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/oct/05/spicejets-first-commercial-flight-lands-at-sikkims-pakyong-greenfield-airport-1881180.html|title=SpiceJet's first commercial flight lands at Sikkim's Pakyong Greenfield Airport|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref> Opening of the [[Pakyong Airport]] also marked the opening of India's 100th airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/indias-100th-airport-opens-in-sikkim/article25030792.ece|title=India’s 100th airport opens in Sikkim|work=The Hindu|accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==List==<br />
The list includes the airports in [[Sikkim]] with their respective [[ICAO]] and [[IATA]] codes.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Airports in India:|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/basic_page_files/list%20of%20airport%20bilingual.pdf|publisher=Airports Authority of India|accessdate=11 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<big>List of airports in Sikkim</big><br />
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! Sl. no.<br />
! Location in Sikkim<br />
! Airport&nbsp;name<br />
! [[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]<br />
! [[IATA airport code|IATA]]<br />
! Operator<br />
! Category<br />
! Role<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||[[Pakyong]]|| style="background:#FFFFF0;" |[[Pakyong Airport]]|| align="center" |VEPY|| align="center" |PYG||[[Airports Authority of India]]||[[Domestic airport|Domestic]]||Commercial<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Airports in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Airports in Sikkim| ]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of airports in India|Sikkim]]</div>Ali omar