Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Pleiku) is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern Vietnam.
Pleiku Airport Sân bay Pleiku | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Middle Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pleiku | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,441 ft / 744 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°00′16″N 108°01′02″E / 14.00444°N 108.01722°E | ||||||||||
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  PXU Location of airport in Vietnam | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (Weekly) |
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| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 28 |
| 2 | Hanoi | 14 |
| 3 | Da Nang | 7 |
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Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the Republic of Vietnam 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.
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