Bokeo International Airport

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| name = Bokeo
International Airport

| nativename = {{nobold|{{lang|lo|ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ}}}}

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| IATA = BOR

| ICAO = VLBK

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Laos

| type = Public

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| operator = Government

| city-served = Bokeo Province

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| elevation-f = 1,175

| elevation-m = 358{{cite web|url=https://ourairports.com/airports/LA-0006/|title=Bokeo International Airport|work=our airports.com|accessdate=4 August 2024}}

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| r1-number = 03/21

| r1-length-f = 8,858

| r1-length-m = 2,700

| r1-surface = Asphalt

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Bokeo International Airport (Lao: ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ; {{Airport codes|BOR|VLBK|p=n}}) is an international airport in Laos. The airport is located in the Ton Pheung district of Bokeo Province in Northern Laos and was opened in February 2024 after three years of construction.{{cite web|url=https://scandasia.com/new-international-airport-in-northern-laos/|title=New international airport in Northern Laos|work=Scandasia.com|accessdate=4 August 2024}}

Description

Construction of the airport began in September 2020 and finished in February 2024. Its terminal can accommodate 600 people and is anticipated to handle up to 2 million passengers each year when fully operational.{{cite web|url=https://laotiantimes.com/2024/02/05/bokeo-international-airport-launch-overshadowed-by-sudden-flight-cancellations/|title=Bokeo International airport launch overshadowed by sudden flight cancellations|work=Laotian Times|date=5 February 2024}}

With an area of 314 hectares and 5,478 square meters, the airport is the third largest airport in Laos after Wattay International Airport and Luang Prabang International Airport and has a 2,700 meter runway which can be extended up to 3,000 meters.{{cite web|url=https://kpl.gov.la/En/detail.aspx?id=80238#:~:text=for%20three%20years.-,(KPL)%20On%20February%205%2C%20Bokeo%20Province%20and%20Golden%20Triangle,starting%20construction%20for%20three%20years.|title=Bokeo newly-built international airport opened|work=kpl.gov.la|accessdate=4 August 2024}}

Airlines and destinations

=Passenger=

{{airport-dest-list

| Lao Airlines | Vientiane

|{{nowrap|Lao Skyway}} | Vientiane

|Lanexang Airways International | Vientiane, Luang Prabang

}}

References

External links

Category:Airports in Laos

Airport