Pleiku Airport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pleiku Airport
Location of Pleiku Airport
IATA: PXU – ICAO: VVPK
Summary
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, 108.01722
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
09/27	5,960	1,817	Asphalt

For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Pleiku Air Base

Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in Southern Vietnam.

1 Airlines and Destinations
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Vietnam Airlines (Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City)

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

List of airports in Vietnam

[edit] External links

Airport information for VVPK at World Aero Data
Flights from Pleiku
Trip To Pleiku - 2006

v • d • e Airports in Vietnam

International Airports	Can Tho (VCA) • Da Nang (DAD) • Haiphong (HPH) • Hanoi (HAN) • Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) • Hue (HUI) • Nha Trang (CXR)

Domestic Airports	Buon Ma Thuot (BMV) • Ca Mau (CAH) • Chu Lai (VCL) • Con Dao (VCS) • Dong Hoi (VDH) • Da Lat (DLI) • Da Lat (VVCL) • Dien Bien Phu (DIN) • Phu Quoc (PQC) • Pleiku (PXU) • Qui Nhon (UIH) • Rach Gia (VKG) • Son La (SQH) • Tuy Hoa (TBB) • Vinh (VII) • Vung Tau (VTG)