AirportsLuang Phabang International Airport is a large airport serving Luang Phabang, in Louangphabang Province, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LPQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LPQ
- ICAO code
- VLLB
- City
- Luang Phabang
- State or region
- Louangphabang Province
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.9043° N, 102.1672° E
- Elevation
- 291 m (955 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LPQ means Luang Phabang International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLLB. 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 19.9043° N, 102.1672° E. It stands 291 metres (955 feet) above sea level.
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
Luang Phabang International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oudomsay AirportOudomsay | ODY | 88 km |
| Xieng Khouang AirportXieng Khouang | XKH | 115 km |
| Luang Namtha AirportLuang Namtha | LXG | 143 km |
| Dien Bien Phu AirportDien Bien Phu, Vietnam | DIN | 188 km |
| Nan AirportThailand | NNT | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,711 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,069 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,818 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,124 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,270 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,646 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,073 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,058 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,922 km | 10 h 05 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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