Pleiku Airport

Pleiku Airport Sân bay Pleiku
IATA: PXU – ICAO: VVPK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Middle Airport Authority
Serves	Pleiku
Elevation AMSL	2,434 ft / 742 m
Coordinates	14°00′16″N 108°01′02″E / 14.00444°N 108.01722°E / 14.00444; 108.01722
Map
PXU Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 7,874 2,400 Asphalt

For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Pleiku Air Base

Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Pleiku) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern Vietnam.

Airlines and destinations

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History

Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) as Air Base 62. It was expanded during the Vietnam War and became a major air base for the VNAF and United States Air Force activities, but never reached the saturation and population proportions of the major air bases of the coastal lowlands. After 1975, it was developed into a civil airport.

See also

• List of airports in Vietnam

References

External links

• Airport information for VVPK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Trip To Pleiku - 2006