Vung Tau Airport is a small
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...
in southern Vietnam, in the
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu (abbreviated BRVT) was formerly a province of Vietnam. It was located on the coast of the country's Southeast region. It bordered Đồng Nai to the north, Bình Thuận to the northeast and Ho Chi Minh City metropolit ...
. It serves the city of
Vũng Tàu
Vũng Tàu (''Hanoi accent:'' , ''Saigon accent:'' ) is an important port city in southern Vietnam. It serves as the maritime port of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Vũng Tàu covers of area and consists of 16 urban wards and on ...
and is located near the downtown of the city.
Facilities
There is a 1,800 m paved runway (as of 2006). The airport is capable of handling small aircraft such as
ATR-72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR.
The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's typical standard seating capacity of 72 pa ...
and
AN-38.
History
The airport was originally established as
Cap St Jacques Airfield in the
French colonial period.
Airlines and destinations
The
Southern Service Flight Company provides helicopter services for petroleum exploration and production activities offshore of Vũng Tàu. It also provides twice weekly flights to
Con Dao Airport.
See also
*
Vung Tau
*
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
, -
, Đức Trọng, Lâm Đồng
, Da Lat
, VVDL
, DLI
, Lie ...
References
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Airports in Vietnam
Buildings and structures in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province