Savannakhet Airport

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Savannakhet Airport

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Savannakhet Airport (2010)
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationSavannakhet
Elevation  AMSL 509 ft / 155 m
Coordinates 16°33′24″N104°45′34″E / 16.55667°N 104.75944°E / 16.55667; 104.75944
Map
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ZVK
Location of airport in Laos
Savannakhet Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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04/225,3581,633 Concrete

Savannakhet Airport( IATA : ZVK, ICAO : VLSK) is an international airport near Savannakhet, Laos. [1]

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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. [2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Lao Airlines Vientiane
Lao Skyway Vientiane [3]

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References

  1. "Savannakhet Airport | SKYbrary Aviation Safety". www.skybrary.aero. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. "2.2.10 Laos Savannakhet International Airport - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  3. Liu, Jim (19 June 2024). "LAO SKYWAY ADDS VIENTIANE – SAVANNAKHET IN MID-2Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 June 2024.