Vinh International Airport

Vinh International Airport (IATA: VII, ICAO: VVVH) (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Vinh) is located in Vinh city of Nghệ An Province in northern Vietnam. It is a mixed military/civil airport. It used to be one of the two major military airbases in Vietnam besides Gia Lam Airbase in Hanoi.

Vinh International Airport

Sân bay quốc tế Vinh
External view of Vinh International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMiddle Airport Authority
LocationVinh
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates18°44′12.21″N 105°40′15.17″E
Websitehttps://vietnamairport.vn/vinhairport/en/
Map
VII
Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,874 2,400 Asphalt

During 2002–2015, the airport saw the annual increase of passengers of 43.89%, the highest rate out of all airports in Vietnam.[1] The airport served 1.8 million passengers in 2018.

History

The airport was built by the French in 1937, at first included a 1,400 m × 30 m (4,593 ft × 98 ft) landing strip, aprons and fuel storage. In 1994, Vietnamese government invested 20 billion VND to renovate the airport to receive commercial flights. In 1995, Hanoi - Vinh - Da Nang flight route was inaugurated.

During 2001 — 2003, the airport saw a major upgrade to its infrastructure. The runway was extended to 2,400 m × 45 m (7,874 ft × 148 ft).

A new passenger terminal was constructed in 2014 and opened in 2015, serving domestic flights.[2] The old terminal was then converted to a temporary international terminal. In 2019, renovations to the old terminal were completed for it to be fully capable of handling international flights and bigger aircraft.

International flights

International services at the airport commenced in 2014 with scheduled flights by Vietnam Airlines to Vientiane, Laos using ATR 72 airplanes. Despite a strong demand on road between Vinh and Vientiane with up to 180,000 people passing through border ports in Nghe An province annually, the air service only saw 50% load factor against a 10,000-seat annual capacity. Vietnam Airlines reported a $750,000 loss on the route in 2014. The route was ended on October 25, 2015.[3]

In June 2016, Vietnamese travel agency Vietravel introduced charter service between Vinh and Bangkok, Thailand using Airbus A320 and A321 but the service was ended by June 2017 due to insufficient infrastructure at Vinh Airport. The service was reintroduced in February 2019 when the renovated international terminal at the airport was inaugurated.[3][4]

Facilities

A new terminal with designed capacity of 3 million passengers per year and estimated cost of 800 billion VND (around $37.65 million) was opened in 2015.[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Bamboo AirwaysBuon Ma Thuot, Da Lat, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Jetstar Pacific AirlinesHo Chi Minh City, Nha Trang
VietJet AirBuon Ma Thuot, Can Tho, Da Lat, Da Nang,[5] Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc[5]
Vietnam AirlinesBuon Ma Thuot,[6] Can Tho,[7] Da Lat,[6] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Airlines
operated by VASCO 		Hanoi

Statistics
Vinh International Airport - Interior View
Operational statistics of Vinh Airport[8][9]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2010276,612N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2011535,000 93.41,600N/A4,400N/A
2012635,000 18.71,800 12.55,500 25
2013918,000 44.41,500 16.77,000 27.3
20141,220,000 33.22,900 93.38,760 25.1
20151,330,000 9.0N/AN/AN/AN/A
20161.563.387 17.3N/AN/AN/AN/A

See also

References
  1. "Điều chỉnh quy hoạch Cảng hàng không Vinh thành Cảng hàng không quốc tế". Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. Cao Thái. "Cảng hàng không Vinh đón hành khách thứ 1 triệu". Vietnamnet.vn. VietNamNet. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Thục Anh. "Đừng để đường bay quốc tế 'chết yểu'". Báo Nghệ An điện tử. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Đưa nhà ga quốc tế cảng hàng không Vinh vào hoạt động". Nhan Dan. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. Liu, Jim. "VietJet Air schedules new domestic routes from mid-June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. "Vietnam Airlines khai trương hai đường bay mới nhân dịp ngày sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh". Vietnam Airlines (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. "Vietnam Airlines sắp mở 6 đường bay mới". Vietnambiz (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. "Tổng công ty Cảng hàng không Việt Nam: Khánh thành nhà ga hành khách và công bố quy hoạch Cảng hàng không Vinh thành Cảng hàng không quốc tế". Airports Corporation of Vietnam. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  9. "Introduction". Vinh International Airport. Retrieved 21 January 2018.



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