Thakhek

Thakhek is an aerodrome in , . Thakhek is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Laos
  • Also known as: “Thakhek Airport”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom Province.

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is the capital of Khammouane Province, in . It is a small town on the Mekong with a nearby border crossing to Thailand. Tourists usually come here to embark on the Loop.

Town
Photo: Oatz, Public domain.
is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces and lies in , also called . Directly adjacent provinces are, from the south clockwise, , , and . is situated 8 km west of Thakhek.

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city and province in . The city has a beautiful landscape, with the Mekong River running adjacent to the city, marking the border between Thailand and Laos.

Thakhek

Latitude
17.37789° or 17° 22′ 40″ north
Longitude
104.85529° or 104° 51′ 19″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
IATA airport code
THK
ICAO airport code
VLTK
Open location code
7P969VH4+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4629065181
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6301111
Wiki­data ID
Q11824781
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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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