Wattay International Airport
| Wattay International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติวัตไต | |||||||||||
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| IATA: VTE – ICAO: VLVT | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Military of Laos | ||||||||||
| Location | Vientiane, Laos | ||||||||||
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Lao Air Lao Airlines Lao Central 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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  VTE Location of airport in Laos | |||||||||||
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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. It is a base for Lao Air Force.
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] Lao Airlines is revising flying to Yangon.
Airlines and destinations
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
- On 24 March 1976, Douglas C-47A Skytrain XW-TAF and C-47Bs XW-TDF and XW-TDR of Royal Air Lao were damaged beyond economic repair in a storm.[4][5][6]
- On 16 October 2013, Lao Airlines Flight 301 Crashed on approach to Paxe airport from Vientiane.
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"
- ↑ "XW-TAF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "XW-TDF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "XW-TDR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Wattay International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Laos Travel Information Portal
- Vientiane Airport Guide
- Airport information for VLVT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.