Wattay International Airport

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Wattay International Airport
ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ
ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติวัตไต
VientianeAirportTerminal.jpg
IATA: VTE – ICAO: VLVT
VTE is located in Laos
VTE
VTE
Location of airport in Laos
Summary
Airport type Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority
Operator Military of Laos
Location Vientiane, Laos
Hub for Lao Air
Lao Airlines
Lao Central Airlines
Elevation AMSL 564 ft / 172 m
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passenger movements ?
Airfreight movements in tonnes ?
Aircraft movements ?

Wattay International Airport (IATA: VTE, ICAO: VLVT) is one of the few international airports in Laos. It is located 3 km (2 mi) outside of the city centre of its capital, Vientiane. The airport consists of an old and small domestic terminal and a new international terminal. There is a military (air force) installation at one end of the airport.

The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.[1]

The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.[2] The head office of Lao Air is on the airport property.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Bangkok Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Cambodia Angkor Air Hanoi, Phnom Penh
China Eastern Airlines Kunming, Nanning
Jin Air Seoul-Incheon
Lao Air Sam Neua, Sayaboury
Lao Airlines Ban Houayxay, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Busan, Da Nang, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kunming, Louang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Pakse, Phnom Penh (Suspended), Savannakhet, Sayaboury, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore, Xieng Khouang
Charter: Busan
Sky Wings Asia Airlines Siem Reap
Lao Central Airlines Luang Prabang, Pakse
Thai Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
T'way Airlines Charter: Seoul-Incheon
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Vinh

Facilities

  • Banks
  • Bars
  • Restaurants
  • Duty-free shop
  • Post office
  • Shops
  • Internet café

The airport has a bonded warehouse building for air cargo passing through the airport. The facility is operated by Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Building Service Co. Ltd.

Ground transportation

Access to airport by taxi, car and tuk-tuk. A taxi rank is located outside the main arrival hall.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Lao Central Airines." [sic] (Archive) Lao Central Airlines. Retrieved on 21 October 2013. "International Airport, Ban Arkard, Sikhodtabong District, Vientiane Lao PDR"
  2. ↑ "Laos" (Archive). Federal Aviation Administration. p. 2/10. "Ministry of Public Works and Transport Department of Civil Aviation Vientiane/Wattay International Airport P.O. Box 119 Vientiane, Lao PDR."
  3. ↑ "Contact Us." Lao Air. Retrieved on 19 September 2010. "Lao Air Company Asiane Road, Ban Akat, Wattay Airport"
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links

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