Wattay International Airport

Wattay International Airport

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ
Wattay International Airport; ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ
	IATA: VTE; ICAO: VLVT;
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Operator	Military of Laos
Serves	Vientiane Prefecture
Location	Sikhottabong district, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
Opened	1999
Hub for	Lao Airlines; Lao Skyway;
Elevation AMSL	564 ft / 172 m
Coordinates	17°59′18″N 102°33′48″E / 17.98833°N 102.56333°E
Map
	VTE/VLVT Location of airport in Laos
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Wattay International Airport (Lao: ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ) (IATA: VTE, ICAO: VLVT) is one of the few international airports in Laos and the country's main international gateway, serving the capital Vientiane, located 3 km (1.9 mi) outside of the city centre in Sikhottabong district, Vientiane Prefecture.^[1] The airport is operated by the Lao Airport Authority (LAA) and serves as a hub for Lao Skyway, Lao Central Airlines and Lao Airlines. The Lao Air Force also operates an installation at one end of the airport.

The head offices of the Department of Civil Aviation and Lao Air are on the airport property.^[2]^[3] The 45 metre wide and 3000 metre long single runway is capable of handling aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-400.^[4]

^ "Contact Lao Central Airines." [sic] (Archive) Lao Central Airlines. Retrieved on 21 October 2013. "International Airport, Ban Arkard, Sikhodtabong District, Vientiane Lao PDR"
^ "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."
^ "Contact Us." Lao Air. Retrieved on 19 September 2010. "Lao Air Company Asiane Road, Ban Akat, Wattay Airport"
^ "Export Preview | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". lca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[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] "Export Preview | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". lca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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