Pleiku Airport

Pleiku Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	VVPK
IATA code	PXU
Coordinates	14 ° 0 '16 "  N , 108 ° 1' 2"  E Coordinates: 14 ° 0 '16 "  N , 108 ° 1' 2"  E
Height above MSL	2 m (7  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 kilometer (s) from Pleiku
Basic data
opening	1962
operator	Middle Airports Authority
Terminals	1 (1548 m²)
Passengers	24,324 (2005)
Start-and runway
09/27	1817 m × 30 m asphalt

The Pleiku Airport ( english Pleiku Airport , IATA code: PXU; ICAO VVPK) is located in the city of Pleiku in the province of Gia Lai , in the region Central Highlands in Vietnam . The airport is 12 km north of the city center. The runway is 1,817 m long and 30 m wide.

Airlines and destinations

• Vietnam Airlines ( Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Da Nang )

Incidents

• On June 5, 1972, a flying Curtiss C-46 of the Air America ( air vehicle registration ( "EM-2") ) on the flight from Hue during a radar-based Anflugs on the Pleiku into a hill after radio contact was lost. Mostly American and South Vietnamese soldiers were on board. All 32 occupants, 3 crew members and 29 passengers, were killed.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Pleiku Airport
2. ^ Accident report C-46 "EM-2" , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 11, 2019.