Cam Ranh International Airport
| Cam Ranh International Airport Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh |
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IATA: CXR – ICAO: VVCR
 NHA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Nha Trang, Vietnam | ||
| Location | Cam Ranh, Vietnam | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 40 ft / 12 m | ||
| Coordinates | 11°59′53″N 109°13′10″E / 11.99806°N 109.21944°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Concrete |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Cam Ranh International Airport (IATA: CXR, ICAO: VVCR) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh) is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Cam Ranh, a town in the province of Khanh Hoa in Vietnam. It serves the city of Nha Trang, which is 30 km (16 NM) from the airport.
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[edit] History
Cam Ranh Airport was built by the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and operated by the United States Air Force for military purposes as Cam Ranh Air Base.
In 1972, the base was turned over to the South Vietnamese government. On April 3, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured Cam Ranh Bay and all of its remaining facilities. From 1979 to 2002, the facility was used by the Soviet and then Russian Air Force because of a 25-year rent-free leasing treaty.
On May 19, 2004, after major reconstruction, the airport received its first commercial flight from Hanoi. It now handles all of Nha Trang's commercial flights, which previously headed to Nha Trang Airport. In 2007, Cam Ranh was upgraded to an international airport. In December, 2009 Cam Ranh International Airport was opened. The total invested capital is up to about 300 billion VND.
[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with a concrete surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 × 46 m).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jetstar Pacific Airlines | Seasonal: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Nordwind | Seasonal: Ulan-Ude [begins 28 May 2012] |
| Vietnam Airlines | Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Vladivostok Air | Seasonal: Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Airport information for VVCR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for VVCR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
[edit] External links
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