Wattay International Airport

Wattay International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ
IATA: VTE ICAO: VLVT
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority
Operator	Military of Laos
Serves	Vientiane Prefecture
Location	Sikhottabong district, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
Opened	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Hub for	Lao Airlines Lao Skyway
Elevation AMSL	564 ft / 172 m
Coordinates	17°59′18″N 102°33′48″E / 17.98833°N 102.56333°E / 17.98833; 102.56333
Map
VTE/VLVT Location of airport in Laos
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passenger movements ? Airfreight movements in tonnes ? Aircraft movements ?

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Wattay International Airport (Lao: ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ) (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 (1.9 mi) outside of the city centre in Sikhottabong 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.

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.