AirportsPleiku Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Pleiku, in Central Highlands Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PXU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PXU
- ICAO code
- VVPK
- City
- Pleiku
- State or region
- Central Highlands Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.0045° N, 108.0170° E
- Elevation
- 742 m (2,434 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PXU means Pleiku Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVPK. 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 14.0045° N, 108.0170° E. It stands 742 metres (2,434 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Ho Chi Minh, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pleiku 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 22 airports of Vietnam on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phu Cat AirportQuy Nohn | UIH | 111 km |
| Buon Ma Thuot AirportBuon Ma Thuot | BMV | 149 km |
| Chu Lai AirportTam Nghĩa | VCL | 172 km |
| Dong Tac AirportTuy Hoa | TBB | 178 km |
| Da Nang International AirportDa Nang | DAD | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,573 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,783 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,619 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,022 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,936 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,767 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,475 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,972 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,019 km | 8 h 55 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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