VTE

Wattay International Airport

ICAO VLVT17.9851°N 102.5667°E172 m / 564 ftLarge airport
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Wattay International Airport (IATA: VTE, ICAO: VLVT) is a large airport in Vientiane, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. It opened in 1999. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Lao People's Armed Forces.

Timeline

1 event · 1999–1999
1999
OpenedWattay International Airport opens.
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Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Domestic terminalInternational terminal
13/31135° / 315° · LIT
LENGTH3,000 m9,843 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

45 destinations · 9 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miZBY · Sayaboury Airport · 167 km / 104 miXKH · Xieng Khouang Airport · 174 km / 108 miLPQ · Luang Phabang International Airport · 218 km / 135 miZVK · Savannakhet Airport · 282 km / 175 miODY · Oudomsay Airport · 306 km / 190 miVLNK · Nongkhang airport · 332 km / 206 miLXG · Luang Namtha Airport · 353 km / 219 miBOR · Bokeo International Airport · 362 km / 225 miPKZ · Pakse International Airport · 467 km / 290 miJHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · 482 km / 300 miHAN · Noi Bai International Airport · 495 km / 308 miDMK · Don Mueang International Airport · 499 km / 310 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 517 km / 321 miDAD · Da Nang International Airport · 637 km / 396 miSYX · Sanya Phoenix International Airport · 724 km / 450 miNNG · Nanning Wuxu International Airport · 778 km / 483 miKTI · Techo International Airport · 779 km / 484 miKMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport · 793 km / 493 miHAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport · 858 km / 533 miSGN · Tan Son Nhat International Airport · 910 km / 565 miCAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 1,267 km / 787 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 1,278 km / 794 miCKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · 1,368 km / 850 miTFU · Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · 1,384 km / 860 miCSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport · 1,571 km / 976 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 1,697 km / 1,054 miJJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · 1,822 km / 1,132 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 1,856 km / 1,153 miXIY · Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · 1,930 km / 1,199 miFOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport · 1,970 km / 1,224 miLHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · 2,063 km / 1,282 miWNZ · Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · 2,169 km / 1,348 miHGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · 2,262 km / 1,406 miCZX · Changzhou Benniu International Airport · 2,320 km / 1,442 miNGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport · 2,323 km / 1,443 miWUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport · 2,341 km / 1,455 miPVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 2,427 km / 1,508 miDSN · Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · 2,493 km / 1,549 miTNA · Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · 2,541 km / 1,579 miPKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport · 2,739 km / 1,702 miICN · Incheon International Airport · 3,179 km / 1,975 miCJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · 3,207 km / 1,993 miPUS · Gimhae International Airport · 3,227 km / 2,005 miMWX · Muan International Airport · 3,017 km / 1,875 miTAE · Daegu International Airport · 3,245 km / 2,016 miTAEPKXTNADSNPVGWNZLHWFOCXIYSINKULCSXTFUHKGSGNHAKKMGNNGSYXDADBKKHANJHGBORZVKXKHICNMWXNGBCZXJJNCKGCANKTIPKZODYLPQPUSCJJWUXHGHVLNKZBYDMKLXGVTE
Year-round43
ZBYSayaboury AirportLaos · Lao Air167 km104 miXKHXieng Khouang AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines174 km108 miLPQLuang Phabang International AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines218 km135 miZVKSavannakhet AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines282 km175 miODYOudomsay AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines306 km190 miNongkhang airportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines332 km206 miLXGLuang Namtha AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines353 km219 miBORBokeo International AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines362 km225 miPKZPakse International AirportLaos · Lao Air, Lao Airlines467 km290 miJHGXishuangbanna Gasa International AirportChina · Qingdao Airlines482 km300 miHANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · Vietnam Airlines, Lao Airlines495 km308 miDMKDon Mueang International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia499 km310 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Lao Airlines517 km321 miDADDa Nang International AirportVietnam · Lao Airlines637 km396 miSYXSanya Phoenix International AirportChina · Lao Airlines724 km450 miNNGNanning Wuxu International AirportChina · GX Airlines, Lao Airlines778 km483 miKTITecho International AirportCambodia · Vietnam Airlines, Cambodia Airways779 km484 miKMGKunming Changshui International AirportChina · Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, Lao Airlines793 km493 miHAKHaikou Meilan International AirportChina · 9 Air, Hainan Airlines858 km533 miSGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam · Vietnam Airlines, Lao Airlines, VietJet Air910 km565 miCANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · 9 Air, Lao Airlines1,267 km787 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · Hong Kong Airlines1,278 km794 miCKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · China Express Airlines, West Air1,368 km850 miTFUChengdu Tianfu International AirportChina · Sichuan Airlines, Lao Airlines1,384 km860 miCSXChangsha Huanghua International AirportChina · West Air, Lao Airlines1,571 km976 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · AirAsia1,697 km1,054 miJJNQuanzhou Jinjiang International AirportChina · Lao Airlines1,822 km1,132 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · Scoot1,856 km1,153 miXIYXi'an Xianyang International AirportChina · Juneyao Air, 9 Air1,930 km1,199 miFOCFuzhou Changle International AirportChina · Xiamen Airlines1,970 km1,224 miLHWLanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportChina · Juneyao Air2,063 km1,282 miWNZWenzhou Longwan International AirportChina · China United Airlines, 9 Air, Lao Airlines2,169 km1,348 miHGHHangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportChina · Lao Airlines2,262 km1,406 miCZXChangzhou Benniu International AirportChina · Lao Airlines2,320 km1,442 miNGBNingbo Lishe International AirportChina · Lao Airlines2,323 km1,443 miWUXSunan Shuofang International AirportChina · 9 Air2,341 km1,455 miPVGShanghai Pudong International AirportChina · Lao Airlines2,427 km1,508 miDSNOrdos Ejin Horo International AirportChina · China United Airlines2,493 km1,549 miTNAJinan Yaoqiang International AirportChina · GX Airlines2,541 km1,579 miPKXBeijing Daxing International AirportChina · China United Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2,739 km1,702 miICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea · Air Busan, Jeju Air, Trinity Airways +13,179 km1,975 miCJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)South Korea · Lao Airlines3,207 km1,993 miPUSGimhae International AirportSouth Korea · Air Busan, Trinity Airways3,227 km2,005 mi
Most destinationsLao Airlines 26Lao Air 99 Air 5Vietnam Airlines 3China United Airlines 3Trinity Airways 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from VTE. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Wattay International Airport” (revision of 12 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,000 m9,843 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,196of 29,823 · =340 Asia · #1 LAElevation172 m564 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=25,972of 43,341 · =1,438 Asia · #15 LAAgeOpened 19992026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=11,036of 15,079 · =550 Asia · #2 LARunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =1 LA
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

2 channels
APPVIENTIANE APP119.700
TWRVIENTIANE TWR118.100