Wattay International Airport
Airport serving Vientiane, Laos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wattay International Airport (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 (2 mi) outside of the city centre in Sikhodtabong 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.
Wattay International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Operator | Military of Laos | ||||||||||
Serves | Vientiane, Laos | ||||||||||
Location | Sikhottabong | ||||||||||
Opened | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 564 ft / 172 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°59′18″N 102°33′48″E | ||||||||||
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The head offices of the Department of Civil Aviation and Lao Air are on the airport property.[2][3] Lao Airlines is revising flying to Yangon. The largest airplane that has ever visited this airport is the Boeing 747-400, carrying Park Geun-hye – then-president of South Korea – for the 2016 ASEAN summit.