Elevation AMSL 564 ft / 172 m 9,843 3,000 Code VTE Phone +856 20 55 608 955 | 13/31 9,843 Address Vientiane, Laos Elevation 172 m | |
Airport type Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority Similar Khua Din Bus Station, Thai Airways, Teamworkz, Hôtel Mercure, Trans‑Ex Co - Ltd | ||
Wattay international airport vientiane laos may 2015
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 Lao Air Force installation at one end of the airport.
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- Wattay international airport vientiane laos may 2015
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- Facilities
- Ground transportation
- Accidents and incidents
- References
The airport is in Sikhodtabong District in Vientiane.
The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property. The head office of Lao Air is on the airport property. 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, flown by the president of Korea for the 2016 ASEAN summit.
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Facilities
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.