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 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.
From Pleiku Airport to City center
The airport is about 4 km far from the city center and travelers can easily choose to take airport transfer, Bus, taxi or private car from the airport to the city. The price is very suitable.
Coming Pleiku, travelers can visit the popular sightseeing as Dong Nhi Cemetery, Plei Chuet Montagnard Church, Camp Holloway, T'Nung Lake ( Ia Nueng), Fossil Tree Water Park, Bien Ho Crater Lake.Highly recommended : Half-day tours of Banhar and Jarai Ethnic Minority villages, a day-long tribal village hiking tour, Boat Tours of Ayunha Lake, Veterans tours, one-day hiking tour through four Bahnar villages.
Distance from Pleiku Airport to some main Airports:
Flight distance between Pleiku Airport and Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh) International Airport: 384 km.
Flight distance between Pleiku Airport and Noi Bai (Ha noi) International Airport: 836 km.
Flight distance between Pleiku Airport and Da Nang International Airport: 229 km.
There are direct daily flights from Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi , Da Nang to Pleiku Airport and return by Vietnam Airlines.
An super ATR will be used for the Hanoi to Pleiku routes. There are 2 flights each day , The time departure from Hanoi at 11:25 AM arrving at 13:45 PM, and 17:15 PM arriving at 19:35 on Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri. The time departure from Hanoi at 11:10 AM arriving Pleiku at 13:30 PM, 17:00 PM arriving at 19:20 PM on Tue, Thu, Sat. From Pleiku to Hanoi there are 2 flights for each day, the time departure from Pleiku at 14:25 PM arriving Hanoi at 16:35 PM, and 20:15 PM – 22:25 PM on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun. and the time departure at 14: 10 PM – 16:20 PM, 20:00 PM – 22:10 PM on Tue, Thu, Sat. . The price is about 1.815.000 VND/ Economy Class/ 1way/ per person ( about 87 USD ) included airfare, taxes, service charge.
There are 5 flights a day from SaiGon to Pleiku at 10:40 AM, 16:20 PM, 17:20 PM , 18:20 PM , 19:30 PM, the flight time is 1.20 hours, the average price is about 1.100.000 VND for One Way ticket and Economy Class ( about 53 USD ). There are 5 flights a day from Pleiku to Saigon at : 12: 55 PM, 18:20 PM, 19: 20 PM, 20: 20 PM, 21:30 PM. Flight distance from Ho Chi Minh to Pleiku: 227.09 miles / 365.47 km, Flight time from Ho Chi Minh to Pleiku by Vietnam Airlines: 1 hour 15 minutes