AirportsWattay International Airport is a large airport serving Vientiane, in Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VTE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VTE
- ICAO code
- VLVT
- City
- Vientiane
- State or region
- Vientiane Prefecture
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.9851° N, 102.5667° E
- Elevation
- 172 m (564 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VTE means Wattay International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLVT. 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 17.9851° N, 102.5667° E. It stands 172 metres (564 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
Wattay International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Udon Thani International AirportUdon Thani, Thailand | UTH | 71 km |
| Loei AirportThailand | LOE | 108 km |
| Khon Kaen AirportKhon Kaen, Thailand | KKC | 170 km |
| Xieng Khouang AirportXieng Khouang | XKH | 174 km |
| Sakon Nakhon AirportThailand | SNO | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,847 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,130 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,921 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,318 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,485 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,792 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,856 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,145 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,734 km | 9 h 50 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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