Taplejung Airport — Taplejung, Nepal

Taplejung Airport, also known as Suketar Airport, is a short-runway STOL facility located in the mountainous Taplejung district of eastern Nepal. TPJ serves trekkers and local residents traveling to the remote Kanchenjunga region, home to the world's third-highest mountain, offering a critical alternative to multi-day overland journeys through rugged Himalayan terrain. Flights are operated by small aircraft suited to the airport's challenging approach and limited infrastructure, and service can be weather-dependent given the area's variable mountain conditions. For adventurers heading toward Kanchenjunga base camp routes, Taplejung Airport functions as an essential gateway, dramatically cutting travel time compared to trekking in from lower-altitude road access points.