Bokeo International Airport
Bokeo International Airport ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ 博胶国际机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Greater Bay Area Homeland Investments Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bokeo Province | ||||||||||
| Location | Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone | ||||||||||
| Opened | February 2024 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,175 ft / 358[1] m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°19′26″N 100°09′56″E / 20.32389°N 100.16556°E | ||||||||||
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BOR/VLBK Location of airport in Laos | |||||||||||
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Bokeo International Airport (IATA: BOR, ICAO: VLBK) is an international airport in Laos. The airport is located in the Ton Pheung district, Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone of Bokeo Province in Northern Laos and was opened in February 2024 after three years of construction.[2]
Description
Construction of the airport began in September 2020 and finished in February 2024. Its terminal can accommodate 600 people and is anticipated to handle up to 2 million passengers each year when fully operational.[3]
With an area of 314 hectares and 5,478 square meters, the airport is the third largest airport in Laos after Wattay International Airport and Luang Prabang International Airport and has a 2,700 meter runway which can be extended up to 3,000 meters.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Lanexang Airways International | Luang Prabang, Vientiane |
| Lao Airlines | Vientiane[5] |
| Lao Skyway | Vientiane |
References
- ^ "Bokeo International Airport". our airports.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "New international airport in Northern Laos". Scandasia.com. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Bokeo International airport launch overshadowed by sudden flight cancellations". Laotian Times. 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Bokeo newly-built international airport opened". kpl.gov.la. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Vientiane, Laos VTE". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1345–1346. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
External links
Media related to Bokeo International Airport at Wikimedia Commons