Phu Quoc International Airport
Phu Quoc International Airport Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quôc Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc | |||||||||||
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 View of Phu Quoc International Airport from a landing aircraft | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Corporation of Vietnam | ||||||||||
| Location | Phu Quoc | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 37.4 ft / 11.4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°10′18″N 103°59′28″E / 10.17167°N 103.99111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://phuquocairport.vn/ | ||||||||||
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Phu Quoc International Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc) (IATA: PQC, ICAO: VVPQ) is an international airport which was completed in 2012 on Phú Quốc Island, in southern Vietnam. The airport covers nearly 900ha in Duong To village, Phú Quốc island-district, Kiên Giang Province having been built at a cost of around VND 16.2 trillion (US$810 million) and is planned to be built in phases. The airport is 10 km from the previous Phu Quoc Airport, which it replaced. The airport was initially able to handle about 2.5 million passengers per annum, and the maximum capacity will be 7 million passengers per annum, with international destinations expected to include Singapore and Sihanoukville International Airport. The airport has a single 3000m runway, capable of handling aircraft like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 747.[2] The construction was completed in November 2012 and was put into operation on 2 December 2012.[3][4] The Vietnamese government expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists who are attracted to the island's beaches.
History
Airports Corporation of Vietnam began construction of the airport on 23 November 2008 with an investment of VND 3,000 billion. It was designed by Singaporean-US design consulting firm CPG-PAE. After five years work the airport operated its inaugural flight on 15 December 2012.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International (begins 2 November 2018)[5] |
| Bangkok Airways | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[6] |
| China Eastern Airlines | Seasonal: Kunming |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou[7] |
| Donghai Airlines | Seasonal: Shenzhen |
| Jetstar Pacific Airlines | Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Seasonal Charter: Wenzhou, Kunming |
| Lucky Air | Seasonal: Kunming[8] |
| Neos | Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa, Yangon (begins 30 October 2018)[9] |
| Royal Flight | Seasonal Charter: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Moscow, Yekaterinburg |
| TUI Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick[10] Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Helsinki,[11][12] Lulea, Stockholm-Arlanda[13] |
| VietJet Air | Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul–Incheon (begins 22 December 2018)[14] Seasonal Charter: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo |
| Vietnam Airlines | Can Tho, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai-Pudong, Wenzhou[15] Charter: Chengdu, Kunming, Seoul-Incheon, Wuxi |
See also
References
- ^ "Phu Quoc airport welcomes flight from Milan (Italy)". PQIA. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Phu Quoc International Airport to open December 2". Tuổi Trẻ. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Vietnam Airlines capitalises on new Phu Quoc airport". Voice of Vietnam. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/08/07/airasia-unveils-fifth-route-to-vietnam/
- ^ "Bangkok Airways proposes Phu Quoc launch in W17". routesonline. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "China Southern Adds Guangzhou - Phu Quoc Service from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Lucky Air schedules new SE Asia routes in W16". routesonline. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280055/neos-w18-phu-quoc-routing-changes/?highlight=yangon/
- ^ "Holidays to Vietnam 2017/2018". Thomson Airways. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.tui.fi/lomakohde/vietnam/phu-quoc/g-000000651/
- ^ More flights from Helsinki in 2017 - Iltasanomat.fi (in Finnish)
- ^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267199/thomson-airways
- ^ "Vietjet Air adds Phu Quoc – Seoul service from Dec 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272848/vietnam-airlines-adds-phu-quoc-wenzhou-service-in-3q17/
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