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Tan Son Nhat International Airport

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For description of the airfield while operated as a military airfield by the USAF and VNAF, see Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất

IATA: SGN – ICAO: VVTS
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Southern Airports Authority
Serves Ho Chi Minh City
Elevation AMSL 10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates 10°49′08″N, 106°39′07″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 3,048 10,000 Concrete
07R/25L 3,800 12,468 Concrete

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (in Vietnamese language: Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is an airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is the largest airport in Vietnam. It serves 8.5 million passengers in 2006 and 11 million passager in 2007, more than a half of total passengers in Vietnam's airports. This airport covers 850 ha also serve two-thirds international passenger traffic. This airport has a capacity to handle from 15-17 million passengers per year in two terminals. The new international terminal was used on 14th August 2007.

[change] History

This airport was built by the French colonists in 1930s. During Vietnam War, the United States build more and made this airport larger to serve the war. After the Fall of Saigon in April 1975, this airport was made commercial. After 2010, this airport will be replaced by Long Thanh International Airport.


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