AirportsXieng Khouang Airport is a small airport serving Xieng Khouang, in Xiangkhoang Province, Laos. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XKH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XKH
- ICAO code
- VLXK
- City
- Xieng Khouang
- State or region
- Xiangkhoang Province
- Country
- Laos
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 19.4500° N, 103.1580° E
- Elevation
- 1,050 m (3,445 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,608 m (8,555 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XKH means Xieng Khouang Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VLXK. 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 19.4500° N, 103.1580° E. It stands 1,050 metres (3,445 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vientiane, about 175 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
Xieng Khouang Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,608 metres (8,555 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,608 m 8,555 ft | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luang Phabang International AirportLuang Phabang | LPQ | 115 km |
| Wattay International AirportVientiane | VTE | 174 km |
| Oudomsay AirportOudomsay | ODY | 183 km |
| Dien Bien Phu AirportDien Bien Phu, Vietnam | DIN | 217 km |
| Udon Thani International AirportUdon Thani, Thailand | UTH | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,827 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,176 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,932 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,227 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,326 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,625 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,015 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,000 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,816 km | 9 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.
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