# Luang Namtha Airport (LXG / VLLN)

**Luang Namtha Airport** (IATA: LXG, ICAO: VLLN) is a small airport in Luang Namtha, Louang Namtha Province, Laos. It has one runway, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LXG / VLLN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Luang Namtha, Louang Namtha Province, Laos
- Elevation: 600 m / 1,968 ft
- Coordinates: 20.9670, 101.4000
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 m / 5,249 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Vientiane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louang_Namtha_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5239706
- Weather station: VLLN · WMO 48924
- Ident: VLLN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 353 km / 219 mi · Lao Air, Lao Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- LK [Lao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-air) · 1
- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | =5,810 of 29,858 | =1,305 in Asia | #7 in LA |
| Elevation | 600 m / 1,968 ft | =9,060 of 43,403 | =715 in Asia | #6 in LA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LA |

## Nearby airports

- [ODY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlos.md) Oudomsay Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [PCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pcq.md) Boun Neau Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [HOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlhs.md) Ban Huoeisay Airport · 128 km / 79 mi
- [JHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpjh.md) Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [LPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb.md) Luang Phabang International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [BOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/la-0006.md) Bokeo International Airport · 147 km / 91 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: “Louang Namtha Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louang_Namtha_Airport&oldid=1363055062), revision of 7 Jul 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/vlln/data