Pleiku Airport
| Pleiku Airport Sân bay Pleiku | |||||||||||
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| IATA: PXU – ICAO: VVPK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Middle Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pleiku | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,434 ft / 742 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°00′16″N 108°01′02″E / 14.00444°N 108.01722°E | ||||||||||
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  PXU Location of airport in Vietnam | |||||||||||
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For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Pleiku Air Base
Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Pleiku) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern Vietnam.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| VietJet Air | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,[1] Hai Phong, Vinh |
| Vietnam Airlines | Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Jetstar Pacific Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
Statistics
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (Weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 28 |
| 2 | Hanoi | 14 |
| 3 | Da Nang | 7 |
History
Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) as Air Base 62. It was expanded during the Vietnam War and became a major air base for the VNAF and United States Air Force activities, but never reached the saturation and population proportions of the major air bases of the coastal lowlands. After 1975, it was developed into a civil airport.
See also
References
External links
- Airport information for VVPK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Trip To Pleiku - 2006
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