# Nongkhang airport, Laos

**Nongkhang airport** is a small airport in Houaphan Province, Laos. It opened in May 2023.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Houaphan Province, Laos
- Opened: May 2023 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,068 m / 3,503 ft
- Coordinates: 20.6133, 104.0661
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Vientiane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nong_Khang_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131831019
- Ident: VLNK

## Timeline

- May 2023: Nongkhang airport opens.

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 332 km / 206 mi · Lanexang Airways International, Lao Air, Lao Airlines

### Charter (1)

- [LPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb.md) Luang Phabang International Airport · Laos · 213 km / 132 mi · Lao Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 2
- 5A [Lanexang Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lanexang-airways-international) · 1
- LK [Lao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 1,068 m / 3,503 ft | =4,348 of 43,403 | #418 in Asia | #2 in LA |
| Age | Opened 2023 | =14,418 of 15,079 | =827 in Asia | #4 in LA |

## Nearby airports

- [NEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlsn.md) Sam Neua Airport · 22 km / 13 mi
- [SQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvns.md) Na San Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [DIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdb.md) Dien Bien Phu Airport · 140 km / 87 mi
- [VN-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vn-0004.md) Yen Bai Air Base · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Nong Khang Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nong_Khang_Airport&oldid=1362768367), revision of 6 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/vlnk/data