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MAQ to LPQ: distance & flight time
Tak (Mae Sot Airport) → Luang Prabang (Luang Phabang International Airport)
324 mi
522 km · 282 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MAQ — Mae Sot Airport · Tak, Thailand
- LPQ — Luang Phabang International Airport · Luang Prabang, Laos
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAQ
- TKT · Tak Airport49 mi away
- PAA · Hpa-N Airport59 mi away
- MNU · Mawlamyine Airport61 mi away
- THS · Sukhothai Airport92 mi away
Near LPQ
- ZBY · Sayaboury Airport54 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport55 mi away
- XKH · Xieng Khouang Airport72 mi away
- LXG · Luang Namtha Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAQ from LPQ?
The flight distance from Tak (MAQ) to Luang Prabang (LPQ) is 324 miles (522 km, 282 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAQ to LPQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAQ to LPQ?
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