Savannakhet Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Savannakhet, Laos}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Savannakhet Airport

| nativename = ສະຫນາມບິນສະຫວັນນະເຂດ

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image = Aeroport-Savan.jpg

| image-width = 200

| caption = Savannakhet Airport (2010)

| IATA = ZVK

| ICAO = VLSK

| pushpin_map = Laos

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Laos

| pushpin_label = ZVK

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator =

| city-served =

| location = Savannakhet

| elevation-f = 509

| elevation-m = 155

| coordinates = {{Coord|16|33|24|N|104|45|34|E|type:airport}}

| website =

| metric-elev =

| metric-rwy =

| r1-number = 04/22

| r1-length-f = 5,358

| r1-length-m = 1,633

| r1-surface = Concrete

}}

Savannakhet Airport {{airport codes|ZVK|VLSK}} is an international airport near Savannakhet, Laos.{{Cite web |title=Savannakhet Airport {{!}} SKYbrary Aviation Safety |url=https://www.skybrary.aero/airports/vlsk |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.skybrary.aero}}

Overview

The US military has also been known to use this airport with C-130 Hercules airplanes supporting teams engaged in searching for remains of servicemen declared MIA in the Vietnam War.{{Cite web |title=2.2.10 Laos Savannakhet International Airport - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments |url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.2.10+Laos+Savannakhet+International+Airport |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=dlca.logcluster.org}}

Airlines and destinations

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| Lao Airlines |Vientiane

| Lao Skyway | Vientiane{{cite web |first=Jim|last=Liu|title=LAO SKYWAY ADDS VIENTIANE – SAVANNAKHET IN MID-2Q24|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240619-lk2q24zvk|website=Aeroroutes |date=19 June 2024|access-date=20 June 2024}}

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References

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