AirportsPakse International Airport is a large airport serving Pakse, in Champasak Province, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PKZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PKZ
- ICAO code
- VLPS
- City
- Pakse
- State or region
- Champasak Province
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.1340° N, 105.7799° E
- Elevation
- 107 m (351 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PKZ means Pakse International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLPS. 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 15.1340° N, 105.7799° E. It stands 107 metres (351 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ubon Ratchathani, about 101 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
Pakse International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ubon Ratchathani AirportUbon Ratchathani, Thailand | UBP | 99 km |
| Roi Et AirportRoi Et, Thailand | ROI | 241 km |
| Surin AirportSurin, Thailand | PXR | 247 km |
| Phu Bai International AirportHuế, Vietnam | HUI | 249 km |
| Siem Reap-Angkor International AirportSiem Reap, Cambodia | SAI | 258 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,303 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,520 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,349 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,778 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,813 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,829 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,545 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,069 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,270 km | 9 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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