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Nội Bài International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Nội Bài) in
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, the capital of
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, is the second largest and busiest airport for passenger traffic, after
Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 201 ...
. It is currently the main airport serving Hanoi, replacing the role of
Gia Lam Airport Gia Lam Airport () is an airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, located in Long Biên District, on the eastern bank of the Red River. It is primarily a military field, used by the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF), with MiG-21 fighters and Kamov Ka-28 heli ...
. The airport consists of two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 serves domestic flights, and the newly built Terminal 2 (inaugurated on 4 January 2015) serves all international flights to and from Hanoi. The airport is currently the main hub of the flag carrier
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, and budget carriers
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,
Pacific Airlines Pacific Airlines Joint Stock Aviation Company (, operating as Pacific Airlines) is a low-cost airline headquartered in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With its operating base at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh C ...
and
Vietjet Air VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company ( vi, Công ty Cổ phần Hàng không VietJet), trading as VietJet Air (or simply Vietjet), is an international low-cost airline from Vietnam. It was the first privately owned new-age airline to be establ ...
. The airport is located in Phu Minh Commune in Sóc Sơn District, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of downtown Hanoi, via the new
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(also inaugurated on 4 January 2015). It can also be reached by National Road 3, which connects it with the eastern suburbs of Hanoi. The airport is also close to some satellite cities of Hanoi such as
Vĩnh Yên Vĩnh Yên () is the city capital of Vĩnh Phúc Province, in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam. The population is 76,650 people, the area is 50.87 km². This city hosted 2012 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship. Clima ...
,
Bắc Ninh Bắc Ninh () is a city in the northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 501,199 in N ...
and
Thái Nguyên Thái Nguyên () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital and largest city of Thái Nguyên Province. The city is listed as a first class city and is the ninth largest city in Vietnam. It has long been famous throughout Vietnam for its Tân Cư� ...
. The airport served a total of 13 million passengers in 2013, despite having a capacity of only 9 million at the time. The new international terminal, which had its first commercial flight on 25 December 2014 and went into full operation on 31 December 2014, has boosted the airport's total capacity to 20 million passengers per year. In 2018, the airport served 28 million passengers. The airport's IATA code, HAN, is derived from the city's current name of
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi i ...
. Of the routes the airport offers, the Hanoi –
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route is the busiest in Southeast Asia and the sixth busiest in the world, serving 6,867,114 customers in 2018.


History

The airport was developed immediately south of the
Phúc Yên Air Base Phúc Yên Air Base (also known as Noi Bai Air Base) is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) ''(Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam)'' military airfield located immediately north of Noi Bai International Airport and approximately north of Hanoi. ...
and opened on 2 January 1978. The terminal 1 building was completed and became operational in 2001. In 2005,
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started thrice-weekly flights between Hanoi and Singapore after launching direct flights between Hồ Chí Minh City and Singapore becoming the first
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to operate in Vietnam. It was later joined by low-cost carrier
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when they launched direct flights between Hanoi and
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and
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. The second runway (1B – 11R/29L) opened in 2006 and the following year the airport hosted an
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for the first time, although no scheduled A380 services are operated from the airport. 2013 saw the first arrival of a
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. In 2014 the airport received its first scheduled service with the newest generation of commercial aircraft when
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started using a
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on services between to
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and later the same year the airport received its first visit of
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operated by Airbus on World Tour trip. In 2015,
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started to operate the
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for commercial domestic flights. The airport has been a
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hub since mid-2010, after Vietnam Airlines joined the network that year.


Terminals and facilities

At 650 hectares, Noi Bai is the second-largest airport in Vietnam, behind the 800 hectare
Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 201 ...
. Terminal 1, completed in 2001, had one main section for international flights with a new terminal extension (denoted Lobby E) for domestic flights, which was completed in late 2013. Together with the extension, terminal 1 is capable of handling 9 million passengers per annum. Following the inauguration of Terminal 2 in January 2015, Terminal 1 is solely used for domestic flights. The terminal is currently being upgraded to handle 15 million passengers annually upon completion in March 2018. The construction of the new terminal (Terminal 2) next to the existing one with a designed capacity of 10 million passengers per annum started in March 2012. The 996 m long new terminal building, funded by a
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ODA loan was designed by Japan Airport Consultants and was built by
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. The total investment for the project was ¥75.5 billion (US$645.35 million). Japan's official development assistance accounted for ¥59 billion ($504.27 million) of the investment, while the remaining amount was covered by local funds. The new international terminal was inaugurated on 4 January 2015 together with a new freeway connecting the airport to downtown Hanoi via the
Nhật Tân Bridge The Nhật Tân Bridge (or ''Vietnam–Japan Friendship Bridge'') is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi, inaugurated on 4 January 2015. It forms part of a new six-lane highway linking Hanoi and Noi Bai International Airport. ...
. The airport has a 3,800-meter paved runway (CAT II – 11R/29L) which opened in August 2006 and an older 3,200-meter paved runway (CAT I – 11L/29R). The older runway was closed for upgrades for 4 months from August to December 2014. The distance between the two runways is only 250 metres, so the airport currently restricts the maximum passenger capacity in accordance with
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safety regulations. The AMAN/DMAN system was implemented at the airport in October 2021 to manage and arrange the shortest flight trajectory of each flight, allowing to increased passenger capacity and airspace operations.


Awards

Following the inauguration of the new international terminal, the Noi Bai International Airport received the World's Most Improved Airport Award from
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. The construction project of the new Noi Bai international terminal also received the
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President Award for 2015.


Transit

One can generally do an international transit through the airport without a visa as long as one does not need to leave the security area. There is the ability to pick up board passes within the security area including for some low cost airlines like VietJet.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger


Cargo


Ground transportation

The future line 6 of
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is planned to be extended to the airport.


Statistics


Gallery

Image:Noi Bai check-in.jpg, Terminal 1 check-in area. Image:Noibai_T2_check-in.jpg, Terminal 2 check-in area. Image:Noibai New Terminal.jpg, View of the Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2. Image:Noibai_T2_gates.jpg, Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2 Gates. Image:Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2 Night View.JPG, Night view of the Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2. Image:Aeroflot Il-96-300 RA-96010 HAN 2007-6-22.png, Aeroflot II-96-300 takeoff at Noi Bai International Airport. Image:VN-A360 (8238115838).jpg, Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200 taxiing at Noi Bai International Airport. Image:AT QV RFPL34173 1.jpg, Lao Airlines ATR 72 at Noi Bai International Airport.


See also

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Da Nang International Airport Da Nang International Airport is located in Da Nang, the largest city in central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh ...
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Phu Quoc International Airport Phu Quoc International Airport ( Vietnamese: ''Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc'' or ''Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc'') is an international airport that serves Phú Quốc Island, in southern Vietnam. The airport covers nearly 900 ...
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Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 201 ...
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List of airports in Vietnam This is a list of airports in Vietnam, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports in Vietnam are managed and operated by Airports Corporation of Vietnam. Civil airports , - , Hải Châu, Da Nang city , Da Nang and Hội An , VVDN , ...


References


External links


Noi Bai Airport Transfer Service
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