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Luang Phabang International Airport

Luang Phabang, Laos

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VLLB

Elevation

955 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Luang Phabang International Airport

LPQ

Location

Luang Phabang · LP · Laos

Connectivity

13 routes · 7 destinations

Position

19.904°, 102.167° · 955 ft elev.

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Gateway to Laos's UNESCO-listed ancient royal capital.

Opened

1960

Location

Luang Phabang, Laos

Luang Phabang International Airport (IATA: LPQ, ICAO: VLLB) serves Luang Phabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city in northern Laos. The airport connects this culturally significant destination to regional hubs across Southeast Asia, supporting a robust tourism sector built around the city's temples, French colonial architecture, and Mekong River scenery. The airport has undergone expansion and upgrades in recent years to accommodate growing passenger numbers, with a new international terminal developed partly under Chinese investment as part of broader infrastructure development in Laos. It handles both domestic routes within Laos and international flights to neighboring countries including Thailand, Vietnam, and China.

Terminals

The airport operates with a domestic terminal and a newer international terminal handling separate arrival and departure flows.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options into the city center include tuk-tuks, minibuses, and taxis, with the journey taking approximately 10–15 minutes from the airport.

Airlines here

Lao Airlines uses Luang Phabang as a key domestic hub, with additional international services provided by Bangkok Airways, Vietnam Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines.

Notable facts

›Luang Phabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making LPQ one of few airports serving such a designated city.
›A new international terminal was constructed with significant Chinese investment and opened around 2020–2021.
›The airport is located approximately 4 kilometers from the city center.
›Lao Airlines operates the majority of domestic flights connecting Luang Phabang to Vientiane and other Lao cities.
›The airport's runway length and approach constraints limit operations to smaller narrow-body and turboprop aircraft.

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Route map (6 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

LPQ → BKKAF · 319

LPQ → BKKEY · AT7 319

LPQ → VTELF · 737

LPQ → BKKPG · AT7

LPQ → CNXQV · AT7

LPQ → HANQV · AT7

LPQ → REPQV · AT7

LPQ → VTEQV · AT7 320

LPQ → BKKQV · AT7

LPQ → JHGQV · AT7

LPQ → PKZQV · AT7

LPQ → HANVN · AT7

LPQ → REPVN · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 7211 routes Airbus A3192 routes Boeing 7371 routes Airbus A3201 routes

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About on Wikipedia

Luang Prabang International Airport

Airport in Laos

Luang Prabang International Airport is an international airport in Laos. The airport is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the centre of Luang Prabang. The second busiest airport in the country, it is a regional hub for international flights to Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, and Siem…

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