Xieng Khouang Airport – XKH Xieng Khouang

Situated in Phonsavan, the capital town of Xieng Khouang Province in northeastern Laos, Xieng Khouang Airport is a regional airport about two miles (four kilometers) west of downtown, that is easily reached via Highway 10. Its airport code is XKH from the Xieng Khoungh Plateau in the province where the airport is located.

Best Time to Visit

Xieng Khouang Airport has one asphalt runway designated 07/25 that measures 8,555 x 130 feet. It can handle most commercial jumbo jets, long haul transport aircraft, single engine planes, light twins, business jets, and commuter aircraft, but it only allows daytime landings. Because of its location, XKH an ideal gateway for travelers who wish to visit Phonsavan’s Plain of Jars or the Megalithic Jar Sites of Xieng Khoungh Plateau just 2.3 kilometers away. Inscribed into the World Heritage List at the 43rd session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, the site is littered with over two thousand tubular-shaped megalithic stone jars. XKH is also the airport of choice for those who would like to see the 16th century Buddha at the temple ruins of Wat Phia Wat in the old provincial capital, Muang Khoun.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Some of the closest hotels to Xieng Khouang Airport include Pukyo, 1.5 kilometers or just six minutes away, and 33 minutes from the Plain of Jars. There is also the Favanh Mai Hotel located 13 minutes from XKH, or the Vansana Plain of Jars Hotel, 18 minutes from Xieng Khouang Airport.

Some of the alternative airports to XKH are Luang Prabang International Airport and Wattay International Airport in Vientiane.