Bokeo International Airport

Bokeo
International Airport

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesBokeo Province
Elevation AMSL1,175 ft / 358[1] m
Coordinates20°19′26″N 100°09′56″E / 20.32389°N 100.16556°E / 20.32389; 100.16556
Map
BOR is located in Laos
BOR
BOR
Location of airport in Laos
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 8,858 2,700 Asphalt

Bokeo International Airport (Lao: ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນບໍ່ແກ້ວ; IATA: BOR, ICAO: VLBK) is an international airport in Laos. The airport is located in the Ton Pheung district 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 after it was decided that a larger airport was needed in Bokeo province to handle the surge in the number of tourists to the area, especially people visiting the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone and was funded by the Chinese government. 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

AirlinesDestinations
Lao Airlines Vientiane
Lao Skyway Vientiane
Lanexang Airways International Vientiane, Luang Prabang

References

  1. ^ "Bokeo International Airport". our airports.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "New international airport in Northern Laos". Scandasia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Bokeo International airport launch overshadowed by sudden flight cancellations". Laotian Times. 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bokeo newly-built international airport opened". kpl.gov.la. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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