AirportsBokeo International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ton Phueng, in Bokeo Province, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOR
- ICAO code
- VLBK
- City
- Ton Phueng
- State or region
- Bokeo Province
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.3240° N, 100.1654° E
- Elevation
- 358 m (1,175 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOR means Bokeo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLBK. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.3240° N, 100.1654° E. It stands 358 metres (1,175 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kēng Tung, about 147 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Vientiane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bokeo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Laos on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tachileik AirportTachileik, Myanmar | THL | 30 km |
| Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International AirportChiang Rai, Thailand | CEI | 51 km |
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat, Myanmar | MOG | 97 km |
| Kengtung AirportKengtung, Myanmar | KET | 122 km |
| Luang Namtha AirportLuang Namtha | LXG | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,503 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,858 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,604 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,958 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,207 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,729 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,150 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,209 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,096 km | 10 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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