# Luang Phabang International Airport (LPQ / VLLB)

**Luang Phabang International Airport** (IATA: LPQ, ICAO: VLLB) is a large airport in Luang Phabang, Louangphabang Province, Laos. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LPQ / VLLB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Luang Phabang, Louangphabang Province, Laos
- Elevation: 291 m / 955 ft
- Coordinates: 19.9043, 102.1672
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Vientiane
- Website: http://www.luangprabangairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077327
- Weather station: VLLB · WMO 48930
- Ident: VLLB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 061° / 241° | yes |

## Routes

5 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 218 km / 135 mi · Lao Airlines
- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 359 km / 223 mi · Lao Airlines
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 406 km / 252 mi · Vietnam Airlines, Lao Airlines
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 687 km / 427 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [SAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsa.md) Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Cambodia · 759 km / 472 mi · Vietnam Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LPQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 3
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 2
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | #4 in LA |
| Elevation | 291 m / 955 ft | =18,466 of 43,403 | =1,126 in Asia | #12 in LA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlsb.md) Sayaboury Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [ODY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlos.md) Oudomsay Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [XKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlxk.md) Xieng Khouang Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [VLPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlpv.md) Phonesavanh Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [LXG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlln.md) Luang Namtha Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [XIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlxl.md) Xienglom Airport · 145 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Luang Prabang International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luang_Prabang_International_Airport&oldid=1374189023), revision of 10 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb/data