Thakhek
Thakhek is an aerodrome in Khammouane Province, Laos. Thakhek is situated nearby to the village Ban Phônphim, as well as near Ban Khambon.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Laos
- Also known as: “Thakhek Airport”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom Province.
Thakhek
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thakhek is the capital of Khammouane Province, in Central Laos. It is a small town on the Mekong with a nearby border crossing to Thailand. Tourists usually come here to embark on the Thakhek Loop.
Nakhon Phanom Province
Town
Photo: Oatz, Public domain.
Nakhon Phanom province is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Directly adjacent provinces are : Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon, and Bueng Kan. To the northeast it borders Khammouan of Laos. Nakhon Phanom Province is situated 8 km west of Thakhek.
Nakhon Phanom
Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakhon Phanom is a city and province in Isaan. The city has a beautiful landscape, with the Mekong River running adjacent to the city, marking the border between Thailand and Laos.
Thakhek
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Khammouane Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.37789° or 17° 22′ 40″ northLongitude
104.85529° or 104° 51′ 19″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)IATA airport code
THKICAO airport code
VLTKOpen location code
7P969VH4+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 4629065181OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thakhek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thakhek”
- French: “Thakhek”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Thakhek”
- Swedish: “Thakhek”
- “THK”
- “VLTK”
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