Pleiku Airport

Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Pleiku) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern Vietnam.

For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Pleiku Air Base.
Pleiku Airport

Sân bay Pleiku
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMiddle Airport Authority
ServesPleiku
Elevation AMSL2,441 ft / 744 m
Coordinates14°00′16″N 108°01′02″E
Map
PXU
Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,874 2,400 Asphalt

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Bamboo AirwaysHanoi,[1] Da Nang[2]
Jetstar Pacific AirlinesHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
VietJet AirHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,[3] Hai Phong
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Statistics
Flights Out of Pleiku Airport by Frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)
1 Ho Chi Minh City 28
2 Hanoi 14
3 Da Nang 7

History

Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) as Air Base 62. It was expanded during the Vietnam War and became a major air base for the VNAF and United States Air Force activities, but never reached the saturation and population proportions of the major air bases of the coastal lowlands. After 1975, it was developed into a civil airport.

See also

References
  1. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283246/bamboo-airways-expands-domestic-network-from-march-2019/
  2. https://thuonghieucongluan.com.vn/hang-bay-bamboo-airways-mo-duong-bay-thang-da-nang-pleiku-a84416.html
  3. http://baotintuc.vn/doanh-nghiep/bay-han-quoc-myanmar-0-dong-cung-vietjet-20150721124348892.htm



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