Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province; it is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar. The town is the centre of the urban district of Pleiku which covers an area of 261 km². As of 2003 the district had a population of 186,763. The town sits at the junction of several highways—the northern road to Kontum and the highway west to Stoeng Treng in Cambodia.
The name Pleiku is usually associated with the American war as one of the main theatres of operations. It was a North Vietnam Army attack on Pleiku that prompted Lyndon Johnson to authorise the Operation Rolling Thunder, a campaign of sustained heavy bombing. It was also the site of the war’s first conventional battle. When Buon Ma Thuot fell to the North Vietnam Army, the South Vietnam Army abandoned Pleiku, leaving it little more than a ruin.
Flights to Pleiku
Away from the town, visitors can see the striking Phu Cuong waterfall, a single torrent plunging vertically into a seething cauldron of water and spray at its base. In complete contrast, Plei Bloum village is a quiet settlement overlooking a broad, slow-moving river. The sunset across the valley from the veranda of an ethnic homestay is a joy!
Flights to Pleiku with Vietnam Airlines
Pleiku Airport is a regional airport located near the city of Pleiku within Gia Lai Province in southern and Vietnam Airlines is one of the main operator here. Vietnam Airlines is operating flights to Pleiku, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
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