Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Druk Air

Druk Air to Bangkok taking off from Paro (PiP)

07 Sep 2020 47 50 500
Bhutan's only international airport is challenging, only specially licenced pilots with a long special training are allowed to start and land there. Flights are with manual approach under visual meteorological conditions during daylight hours only. The airlines flying to and from Paro are Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines) and the private Bhutan Air. In starting and landing the pilots have to manage sharp curves and weave their way between the mountains. We flew out from Paro and at times the wings nearly touched the mountainside;-) Two links with the approach filmed from the cockpit show what pilots have to deal with: Approach from the north www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0KIlFqjams Approach from the south www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-b5uJ2vtdA Bhutans einziger internationaler Flughafen ist anspruchsvoll, nur wenige speziell lizensierte Piloten mit langjähriger Sonderausbildung dürfen dort starten und landen. Flüge können nur tagsüber manuell im Sichtflug stattfinden. Paro wird von Druk AIr (Royal Bhutan Airlines) und der privaten Bhutan Air angeflogen. Bei Start und Landung müssen die Piloten scharfe Kurven fliegen und sich zwischen den Bergen durchschlängeln. WIr starteten von Paro und manchmal sah es aus, als ob wir mit den Flügeln die Bergflanken mitnehmen würden..

Everest and Lhotse from Druk Air flight Paro-Delhi

06 Jul 2015 37 59 1582
In good weather Druk Air flights from Paro to Delhi are unsurpassed for views of the Himalayan chain. The pilot turns into a tour guide announcing peaks from Jomolhari, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Lhotse, Everest to Annapurna. Here the weather was so clear one could see well into Tibet and to the Transhimalaya.