Pleiku Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pleiku Airport
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caption = Location of Pleiku Airport
IATA = PXU
ICAO = VVPK
type = Public
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operator = Middle Airport Authority
city-served = Pleiku
location =
elevation-f = 2,434
elevation-m = 742
coordinates = Coord|14|00|16|N|108|01|02|E|type:airport
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r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 5,960
r1-length-m = 1,817
r1-surface = Asphalt
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footnotes = "For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Pleiku Air Base"

Pleiku Airport airport codes|PXU|VVPK is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in Southern Vietnam.

Airlines and Destinations

*Vietnam Airlines (Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City)

History

Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) as Air Base 62. It was expanded during the Vietnam War and became a major air base for the VNAF and United States Air Force activities, but never reached the saturation and population proportions of the major air bases of the coastal lowlands. After 1975, it was developed into a civil airport.

See also

* List of airports in Vietnam

External links

*WAD|VVPK
* [http://189thahc.org/welcome_to_pleiku_photos.html Trip To Pleiku - 2006]