The name of Gia Lai derived from Jarai script; the name of an indigenous people with the largest population in the province, this call is still kept in the language of the Ede, Bana, Lao, Thailand and Cambodian.
As the domestic tourism services are increasingly developed, the system of airports is also increasingly expanded and upgraded more modern. One of the airports being expanded and improved in the scale and facilities is Pleiku Airport.