Phu Quoc International Airport

Phu Quoc International Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc) (IATA: PQC, ICAO: VVPQ) is an international airport that was completed in 2012 on Phú Quốc Island, in southern Vietnam. The airport covers nearly 900ha in Duong To village, Phú Quốc island-district, Kiên Giang Province having been built at a cost of around VND 16.2 trillion (US$810 million) and is planned to be built in phases. The airport is 10 km from the previous Phu Quoc Airport, which it replaced. The airport was initially able to handle about 2.5 million passengers per annum, and the maximum capacity will be 7 million passengers per annum, with international destinations expected to include Singapore and Sihanoukville International Airport. The airport has a single 3000m runway, capable of handling aircraft like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 747.[3] The construction was completed in November 2012 and was put into operation on 2 December 2012.[4][5] The Vietnamese government expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists who are attracted to the island's beaches.

Phu Quoc International Airport

Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc

Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Corporation of Vietnam
LocationPhu Quoc
Elevation AMSL37.4 ft / 11.4 m
Coordinates10°10′18″N 103°59′28″E
Websitehttp://phuquocairport.vn/
Map
PQC /VVPQ
Location in Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam
PQC /VVPQ
PQC /VVPQ (Vietnam)
PQC /VVPQ
PQC /VVPQ (Southeast Asia)
PQC /VVPQ
PQC /VVPQ (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics
Passenger movements (2018)3,400,000
Airfreight movements (tonnes) (Jan-Nov 2017)16,253 11.46%
Source: PQIA,[1] ACV[2]

History

Airports Corporation of Vietnam began construction of the airport on 23 November 2008 with an investment of VND 3,000 billion. It was designed by Singaporean-US design consulting firm CPG-PAE. After four years work the airport operated its inaugural flight on 15 December 2012.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon[6]
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Krasnoyarsk, Moscow–Vnukovo, Yekaterinburg
Bamboo Airways Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa (begins 1 July 2020)[7]
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[8]
China Eastern Airlines Seasonal: Kunming
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[9]
Eastar Jet Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon[10]
Hainan Airlines Shenzhen[11]
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon[12]
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Ho Chi Minh City
Seasonal: Da Nang[13]
Seasonal charter: Wenzhou, Kunming
Korean Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon[14]
Lucky Air Seasonal: Kunming[15]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa[16]
Okay Airways Nanning[17]
Royal Flight[18] Seasonal charter: Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick[19]
Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Helsinki,[20][21] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[22]
VietJet Air Da Nang,[23] Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Seoul–Incheon,[24] Vinh[23]
Seasonal charter: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo
Vietnam Airlines Hai Phong,[25] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou[26]
Seasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo (begins 11 September 2020),[27] Novosibirsk (begins 5 October 2020),[27] Vladivostok (begins 16 September 2020),[27] Yekaterinburg (begins 4 October 2020)[27]
Charter: Chengdu, Kunming, Seoul–Incheon, Wuxi
Vietnam Airlines
operated by VASCO		 Can Tho

See also

References
  1. "Phu Quoc airport welcomes flight from Milan (Italy)". PQIA. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Lễ đón hành khách thứ 100 triệu năm 2018 và đưa vào khai thác Dự án mở rộng Nhà ga hành khách Cảng HKQT Phú Quốc". ACV. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Latest news - Discover Phu Quoc - island paradise in the Gulf of Thailand, secluded and beautiful beaches, resorts and hotels on Phu Quoc island, Vietnam..." discoverphuquoc.com.
  4. "Phu Quoc International Airport to open December 2". Tuổi Trẻ. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. "Vietnam Airlines capitalises on new Phu Quoc airport". Voice of Vietnam. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  6. "Asiana Airlines W19 Phu Quoc service changes". Routesonline.
  7. "Bamboo Airways mở đường bay Thanh Hóa - Phú Quốc và Thanh Hóa - Quy Nhơn từ ngày 1/7". Vietnambiz (in Vietnamese). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. "Bangkok Airways proposes Phu Quoc launch in W17". routesonline. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. "China Southern Adds Guangzhou - Phu Quoc Service from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. "EastarJet expands Vietnam network in Feb 2019". Routesonline.
  11. "Hainan Airlines adds Shenzhen – Phu Quoc service from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline.
  12. "Jeju Air 4Q19 network additions". Routesonline.
  13. "Jetstar Pacific expands domestic routes from Da Nang in S19". Routesonline.
  14. https://paxnetnews.com/articles/54847
  15. "Lucky Air schedules new SE Asia routes in W16". routesonline. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  16. "Neos W18 Phu Quoc routing changes". Routesonline.
  17. "Okay Airways adds Nanning – Phu Quoc route from Nov 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  18. "Flight Map". royalflight.ru.
  19. "Holidays to Vietnam 2017/2018". Thomson Airways. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  20. "Phu Quoc - Matkat Vietnamin trooppiselle paratiisisaarelle". TUI.fi.
  21. Rasi, Maarit (25 January 2017). "Finnair aloittaa suorat lennot Goalle: Lentoyhtiöiden uutuuskohteet tarjoavat aurinkorantoja ja ihmisvilinää". Ilta-Sanomat.
  22. "Thomson Airways Schedules Boeing 787-9 W16 Nordic Operations". Routesonline.
  23. Liu, Jim. "VietJet Air schedules new domestic routes from mid-June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  24. "Vietjet Air adds Phu Quoc – Seoul service from Dec 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  25. "Vietnam Airlines sắp mở 6 đường bay mới". Vietnambiz (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  26. "Vietnam Airlines adds Phu Quoc – Wenzhou service in 3Q17". Routesonline.
  27. Liu, Jim (27 April 2020). "Vietnam Airlines to expand Russia network in S20". routesonline.
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