Pleiku Airport
Airport in Vietnam
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Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern Vietnam.
Pleiku Airport Cảng hàng không Pleiku | |||||||||||
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Pleiku Airport in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Middle Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pleiku and Kon Tum | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,441 ft (744 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°00′16″N 108°01′02″E | ||||||||||
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  PXU/VVPK Location of airport in Vietnam | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
If passengers would fly internationally from this airport, they would need to transit in either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to get to other international destinations.
Statistics
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (Weekly) |
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| 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.
