Bokeo International Airport

Bokeo International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ
IATA: BOR ICAO: VLBK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Bokeo Province
Location	Ton Pheung district
Opened	February 2024;1 year ago (2024-02)
Elevation  AMSL	1,175 ft / 358 [1]  m
Coordinates	20°19′26″N100°09′56″E / 20.32389°N 100.16556°E / 20.32389; 100.16556
Map
BOR/VLBK Location of airport in Laos
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 8,858 2,700 Asphalt

Bokeo International Airport( IATA : BOR, ICAO : VLBK) 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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Lanexang Airways International	Vientiane, Luang Prabang
Lao Airlines	Vientiane
Lao Skyway	Vientiane

References

1. "Bokeo International Airport". our airports.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. "New international airport in Northern Laos". Scandasia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
3. "Bokeo International airport launch overshadowed by sudden flight cancellations". Laotian Times. 5 February 2024.
4. "Bokeo newly-built international airport opened". kpl.gov.la. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

Media related to Bokeo International Airport at Wikimedia Commons