PICS: First Glimpses Of Newly Inaugurated Pakyong Airport In Sikkim

He also said “I've been here myself to check the development work in Northeast and Union Ministers regularly visit the region". (IMAGE:@AmitGoelLive)

PM also addressed the crowd soon after inaugurating the airport and said, "Work is progressing at high pace to strengthen both, infrastructural &emotional connectivity to Sikkim & Northeast”. (IMAGE:@AmitGoelLive)

Located around 60 km from the Indo-China border, the airport is spread across over 201 acres and is located on the top of a hill about two km above Pakyong village at 4,500 feet above sea level, Sikkim Chief Secretary A K Srivastava said. ( IMAGE:@PMOIndia)

Earlier, the nearest airport to Sikkim was in Bagdogra - 150 kms away, from where air-passengers had to take the road to reach Gangtok or other parts of Sikkim. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)

Pakyong airport will pave the way for direct connectivity to Sikkim and is the 100th airport of the country. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)

The first commercial flight from Pakyong would begin from October 4. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)

Sikkim's dream of having an airport came true nine years after a foundation stone for it was laid here, around 33 km from state capital Gangtok, in 2009. (IMAGE:@BJPLive )

Pakyong (Sikkim): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first greenfield airport of Sikkim at Paykong. ( IMAGE: @BJPLive )