Pakse International Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Pakse, Laos}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Pakse International Airport
| nativename = {{lang|lo|ສະຫນາມບິນສາກົນປາກເຊ}}
| image = Pakxe Airport Laos.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = PKZ
| ICAO = VLPS
| pushpin_map = Laos
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Laos
| pushpin_label = PKZ/VLPS
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public / Military
| owner = Civil Aviation Authority
| operator = Military of Laos
| city-served =
| opened = {{start date and age|1959|||df=yes}}
| focus_city = Lao Airlines
| elevation-f = 351
| elevation-m = 107
| coordinates = {{coord|15|08|02|N|105|46|55|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
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| r1-number = 15/33
| r1-length-f = 7874
| r1-length-m = 2400
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Pakse International Airport {{airport codes|PKZ|VLPS}} is one of the three international airports in Laos. Pakse is the former southern capital city of the Kingdom of Champasak.
Facilities
The airport has been in use since 1959[http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/laos/laos-af-bases.htm Laos Military Air Bases and Airfields]. Aeroflight.co.uk. and re-opened after renovations in 2001. A new control tower next to the terminal replaced a short one to provide ATC at the airport. The terminal is designed to mimic the Lan Xang-style architecture used for Buddhist temples in Laos.
Though civilian, the airfield is also used by the military. Lao People's Army barracks and the headquarters of Military Region 4 are next to the airport. The airport is a military airfield for Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft as a detachment base.[http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/laos/laos-af-home.htm Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force]. Aeroflight.co.uk.
Airlines and destinations
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| Lao Airlines | Guangzhou,{{cite web |title=Lao Airlines Adds Pakse – Guangzhou From late-May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240508-qvmay24can |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=8 May 2024}} Ho Chi Minh City,[http://airlineroute.net/2012/10/26/qv-w12/ Lao Airlines to Start Seoul Service from late-Dec 2012; Outlines Planned Expansion]. Airline Route (26 October 2012). Luang Prabang, Siem Reap, Vientianehttp://www.laoairlines.com/image/modBannerAds/file_9348_Timetable%20S%2017%20(%20Revise%2001%20)pdf.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
| {{nowrap|Lao Skyway}} | Vientiane
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Accidents and incidents
- On 16 October 2013, Lao Airlines Flight 301, operated by an ATR 72–600 crashed into the Mekong River shortly after an aborted landing at Pakse, killing all 49 people on board. It was later determined that the causes of the crash included pilot error and poor weather caused by the remnants of Typhoon Nari that were affecting Southern Laos.
References
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External links
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Category:Buildings and structures in Champasak province