Airports / Laos / PKZ
Pakse International Airport
VLPS / PKZPakse, LaosELEV 351 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP).
Overview
Pakse International Airport (VLPS / PKZ) sits in Pakse, Laos, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 351 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PKZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP, 53 nm), Savannakhet Airport (ZVK, 104 nm), and Ratanakiri Airport (RBE, 110 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PKZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PKZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VLPS
IATA
PKZ
FAA / Local
VLPS
Elevation
351 ft
Coordinates
15.1340° N · 105.7799° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Laos fields
state range 351–3,281 ft
At 351 ft, PKZ sits lower than 83% of the 6 Laos fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmUBPUbon Ratchathani AirportUbon Ratchathani
- 104nmZVKSavannakhet Airport
- 110nmRBERatanakiri AirportRatanakiri
- 130nmROIRoi Et AirportRoi Et
- 133nmPXRSurin AirportSurin
- 135nmHUIPhu Bai International AirportHuế
Location
Open the full mapVLPS · Pakse International Airport · Pakse, Laos