Airports / Laos / VTE
Wattay International Airport
VLVT / VTEVientiane, LaosELEV 564 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Udon Thani International Airport (UTH).
Overview
Located in Vientiane, Laos, Wattay International Airport (VLVT / VTE) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 564 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VTE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Udon Thani International Airport (UTH, 38 nm), Loei Airport (LOE, 58 nm), and Khon Kaen Airport (KKC, 92 nm).
Charter pricing from VTE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vientiane.
Field capability
ICAO
VLVT
IATA
VTE
FAA / Local
VLVT
Elevation
564 ft
Coordinates
17.9851° N · 102.5667° 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 564 ft, VTE sits lower than 50% 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.
- 38nmUTHUdon Thani International AirportUdon Thani
- 58nmLOELoei Airport
- 92nmKKCKhon Kaen AirportKhon Kaen
- 101nmSNOSakon Nakhon Airport
- 111nmPHYPhetchabun Airport
- 113nmNNTNan Airport
Location
Open the full mapVLVT · Wattay International Airport · Vientiane, Laos