Vientiane airport
| Vientiane airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | VLVT |
| IATA code | VTE |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 172 m (564 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 km west of Vientiane |
| Street | National road 13 |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Lao People's Army / Civil Aviation Authority |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 13/31 | 3000 m × 45 m asphalt |
The airport of Vientiane (Wattay International Airport; IATA code : VTE ; ICAO code : VLVT ) is the international airport of Vientiane , capital of Laos .
General
Wattay International Airport has an asphalt runway (3000 × 45 m) as well as a terminal for domestic flights and a (newer) international terminal. In addition to Vientiane Airport, there are three other international airports in Laos: Pakse Airport and Savannakhet Airport in the south and Luang Prabang Airport in the north of the country.
Flight connections
National and international destinations are served from Vientiane Airport. Some of the main destinations are Bangkok , Kunming , Phnom Penh , Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City . There are flights to Luang Prabang , Luang Namtha , Pakse , Muang Xay and a few other places within Laos .
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- http://www.vientianeairport.com