- Pleiku Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Pleiku Airport
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caption = Location of Pleiku Airport
IATA = PXU
ICAO = VVPK
type = Public
owner =
operator = Middle Airport Authority
city-served = Pleiku
location =
elevation-f = 2,434
elevation-m = 742
coordinates = Coord|14|00|16|N|108|01|02|E|type:airport
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r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 5,960
r1-length-m = 1,817
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes = "For theVietnam War military use of this facility, seePleiku Air Base "Pleiku Airport airport codes|PXU|VVPK is a regional
airport located near the city ofPleiku withinGia Lai Province in SouthernVietnam .Airlines and Destinations
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Vietnam Airlines (Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City)History
Pleiku Airport was little more than an undeveloped air strip in December 1962 when it was designated by the
South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) as Air Base 62. It was expanded during theVietnam War and became a major air base for the VNAF andUnited 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.See also
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List of airports in Vietnam External links
*WAD|VVPK
* [http://189thahc.org/welcome_to_pleiku_photos.html Trip To Pleiku - 2006]
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