Pakse International Airport is one of the few
international airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
s in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
.
Pakse
Pakse (or ''Pakxe''; French: ''Paksé''; Laotian: ປາກເຊ 'mouth of the river'; th, ปากเซ) is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak, and the second most populous city in Laos. Loc ...
is the former southern capital city of the
Kingdom of Champasak.
Facilities
The airport has been in use since 1959 and re-opened after renovations in 2001. A new control tower next to the terminal replaced a short one to provide
ATC at the airport. The terminal is designed to mimic the
Lan Xang-style architecture used for Buddhist temples in Laos.
Though civilian, the airfield is also used by the military.
Lao People's Army barracks and the headquarters of Military Region 4 are next to the airport. The airport is a military airfield for
Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft as a detachment base.
Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force
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Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On 16 October 2013, Lao Airlines Flight 301
Lao Airlines Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos. On 16 October 2013, the ATR 72-600 aircraft operating the flight crashed into the Mekong River near Pakse, killing all 49 people on board. The accide ...
, operated by an ATR 72–600 crashed into the Mekong River on approach to Pakse, killing all 49 people on board. It was later determined that the causes of the crash included pilot error and poor weather.
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Airports in Laos
Buildings and structures in Champasak province
Airports established in 1959
1959 establishments in Laos