Phu Cat Airport
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| Phu Cat Airport Sân bay Phù Cát |
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IATA: UIH – ICAO: VVPC
 UIH
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Middle Airport Authority | ||
| Location | Qui Nhon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°57′18″N 109°02′32″E / 13.955°N 109.04222°ECoordinates: 13°57′18″N 109°02′32″E / 13.955°N 109.04222°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 15/33 | 10,010 | 3,051 | Concrete |
- For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Phu Cat Air Base
Phu Cat Airport (IATA: UIH, ICAO: VVPC) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Phù Cát) is the airport serving Qui Nhon, Vietnam. It is located in Phù Cát District between the towns of Ngo May and Dap Da, around 30 km northwest of Qui Nhon within Binh Dinh Province along the South Central Coast of Vietnam.
As well as being a commercial airport, Phu Cat is also used by the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam).
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[edit] Current commercial airline services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Mekong | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Vietnam Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
[edit] History
Phù Cát Airport was built in 1966 during the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force (USAF). During the war, it was a major air base for the South Vietnamese Air Force and USAF. After 1975, it was used as a military airfield for the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam), and developed into a regional civil airport.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Airport information for VVPC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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