# Pakse International Airport (PKZ / VLPS)

**Pakse International Airport** (IATA: PKZ, ICAO: VLPS) is a large airport in Pakse, Champasak Province, Laos. It opened in 1959. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Lao People's Armed Forces.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PKZ / VLPS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Lao People's Armed Forces
- Serves: Pakse, Champasak Province, Laos
- Opened: 1959 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 107 m / 351 ft
- Coordinates: 15.1340, 105.7799
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Vientiane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakse_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432294
- Weather station: VLPS
- Ident: VLPS

## Timeline

- 1959: Pakse International Airport opens.
- 16 Oct 2013: Lao Airlines Flight 301. 49 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Concrete | 147° / 327° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [SAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsa.md) Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Cambodia · 258 km / 160 mi · Lao Airlines
- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 467 km / 290 mi · Lao Airlines
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 489 km / 304 mi · Lao Airlines
- [LPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb.md) Luang Phabang International Airport · Laos · 654 km / 406 mi · Lao Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,210 km / 752 mi · Lao Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 5

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =882 in Asia | #5 in LA |
| Elevation | 107 m / 351 ft | =30,099 of 43,403 | =1,672 in Asia | #18 in LA |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =261 in Asia | #1 in LA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LA |

## Radio frequencies

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

## Nearby airports

- [VNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlsv.md) Salavan Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [UBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuu.md) Ubon Ratchathani Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [AOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlap.md) Attopeu Airport · 141 km / 88 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: “Pakse International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pakse_International_Airport&oldid=1370837714), revision of 23 Aug 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/vlps/data