AirportsLuang Namtha Airport is a small airport serving Luang Namtha, in Louang Namtha Province, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LXG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LXG
- ICAO code
- VLLN
- City
- Luang Namtha
- State or region
- Louang Namtha Province
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 20.9670° N, 101.4000° E
- Elevation
- 600 m (1,968 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,600 m (5,249 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LXG means Luang Namtha Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLLN. 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 20.9670° N, 101.4000° E. It stands 600 metres (1,968 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yunjinghong, about 132 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
Luang Namtha Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,600 metres (5,249 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Laos on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,600 m 5,249 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oudomsay AirportOudomsay | ODY | 69 km |
| Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportJinghong (Gasa), China | JHG | 130 km |
| Luang Phabang International AirportLuang Phabang | LPQ | 143 km |
| Bokeo International AirportTon Phueng | BOR | 147 km |
| Tachileik AirportTachileik, Myanmar | THL | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,589 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,984 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,709 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,981 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,147 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,597 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,199 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,062 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,064 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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