Xieng Khouang Airport
Xieng Khouang Airport is an airport in Phonsavan, Laos. Its name is derived from the Xiangkhoang Plateau, which gives name to the Xiangkhouang Province on which it is located. It is the main access gateway for tourists visiting the nearby Plain of Jars.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Pek District, Laos
- Also known as: “Phonsavan Airport”, “VLXK”, and “XKH”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plain of Jars.
Plain of Jars
Photo: Emmece, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plain of Jars is a world heritage site in Central Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the valleys and foothills of the Xiangkhoang Plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phonsavan.
Phonsavan
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phonsavan is the capital of Xieng Khouang Province in Central Laos. It is known primarily as the gateway to the Plain of Jars.
Xieng Khouang Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Xiangkhouang, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.44605° or 19° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
103.15757° or 103° 9′ 27″ eastElevation
1,095 metres (3,593 feet)IATA airport code
XKHICAO airport code
VLXKOpen location code
7PF5C5W5+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 986134580OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Xieng Khouang Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Xieng Khouang Airport”
- Chinese: “川圹机场”
- Chinese: “川壙機場”
- Chinese: “川礦機場”
- Chinese: “豐沙灣”
- Chinese: “豐沙灣機場”
- French: “aérodrome de Xieng Khouang”
- French: “Aérodrome de Xieng Khouang”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Xieng Khouang”
- Indonesian: “VLXK”
- Indonesian: “XKH”
- Japanese: “シエンクワーン空港”
- Japanese: “シエンクワーン飛行場”
- Japanese: “ポーンサワン空港”
- Korean: “시엥쿠앙 공항”
- Lao: “ສະຫນາມບິນຊຽງຂວາງ”
- Lao: “ສະໜາມບິນຊຽງຂວາງ”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Xieng Khouang”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Xieng Khouang”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Xieng Khouang”
- Russian: “Пхонсаван”
- Russian: “Сиенгхуанг”
- Swedish: “Xieng Khouang Airport”
- Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานเชียงขวาง”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay Xieng Khuang”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ban Haihin and Ban Namtôm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MiG Fighter Jets and Plain of Jars Site 1 (Thong Hai Hin).
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