Wattay International Airport
Wattay International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/public/Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Military of Laos | ||||||||||
| Location | Vientiane, Laos | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Lao Skyway Lao Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 564 ft / 172 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°59′18″N 102°33′48″E / 17.98833°N 102.56333°ECoordinates: 17°59′18″N 102°33′48″E / 17.98833°N 102.56333°E | ||||||||||
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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. A larger domestic terminal was constructed in 2018 and connected to the international terminal. There is a Lao Air Force installation at one end of the airport.
The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.[1] 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 is flown to Vientiane is the A330. This is flown by Thai Airways. 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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 5 January 2023) |
| Air Busan | Busan Charter: Seoul–Incheon (ends 25 February 2023)[4] |
| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming[5] |
| China Express Airlines | Chongqing[6] |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou |
| Jeju Air | Seoul−Incheon |
| Jin Air | Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon |
| Lao Airlines | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kumamoto,[7] Kunming, Louang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Pakse, Savannakhet, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou, Xiangkhoang |
| Lao Skyway | Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Pakse, Phongsali, Sainyabuli, Xam Neua, Xiangkhoang |
| Lucky Air | Kunming[8] |
| Scoot | Singapore |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Thai Smile | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
| T'way Air | Busan,[9] Seoul–Incheon Seasonal: Daegu[10] |
| Vietnam Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh |
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 shuttle bus, taxi, car, tuk-tuk and walking. A taxi rank is located outside the main arrival hall. The shuttle bus stop is located outside the international terminal.
References
- ^ "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"
- ^ "에어부산, 내달부터 인천∼비엔티안 노선 전세기 운항" [Air Busan will operate chartered flights between Incheon and Vientiane starting next month] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "China Eastern NW22 International / Regional Operations – 16OCT22".
- ^ Liu, Jim. "China Express adds Laos service from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Lao Airlines adds Kumamoto service from mid-March 2020".
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Lucky Air adds Kunming – Laos routes from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air adds Busan – Vientiane service from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air adds Daegu – Vientiane service in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Wattay International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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