Phu Quoc International Airport

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 that serves Phú Quốc Island, in southern Vietnam. The airport covers nearly 900 hectares of land area in Dương Tơ, situated outside of the city premises. It is 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. The airport has a single 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 Government of Vietnam expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists who are attracted to the island's beaches.

Phu Quoc International Airport

Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc

Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Corporation of Vietnam
LocationDương Tơ, Phú Quốc
Opened2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Elevation AMSL37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates10°10′18″N 103°59′28″E
Websitehttp://phuquocairport.vn/
Map
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Location in Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam
PQC /VVPQ is located in Vietnam
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PQC /VVPQ (Vietnam)
PQC /VVPQ is located in Southeast Asia
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PQC /VVPQ (Southeast Asia)
PQC /VVPQ is located in Asia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers3,700,205 (Increase14.1%)
Source: Taseco Airs[1]

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 four years work the airport operated its inaugural flight on 15 December 2012.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Krasnoyarsk, Moscow–Vnukovo, Yekaterinburg (all suspended)
Bamboo Airways Can Tho, Da Nang,[5] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa[6]
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon (resumes 29 October 2023)
Jin Air Seoul–Incheon (begins 24 December 2023)
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon (resumes 26 November 2023)
LOT Polish Airlines Charter: Warsaw
Lucky Air Kunming
Okay Airways Nanning
Pacific Airlines Ho Chi Minh City
Seasonal: Da Nang[7]
Seasonal charter: Wenzhou, Kunming
SCAT Airlines Seasonal: Almaty[8]
Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Uzbekistan Airways Seasonal: Tashkent[9]
VietJet Air Busan (begins 10 December 2023),[10] Da Nang, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Seoul–Incheon, Taipei–Taoyuan (begins 17 January 2024),[11] Vinh[12]
Seasonal: Delhi, Mumbai
Seasonal charter: Chengdu–Shuangliu, Hangzhou, Ningbo
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Charter: Kunming, Seoul–Incheon, Wuxi
Vietravel Airlines Charter: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
World2Fly Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Prague (both begin 27 October 2023)

See also

References
  1. "TASECO AIRS 2019 BÁO CÁO THƯỜNG NIÊN". Taseco Airs (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. "Latest news - Discover Phu Quoc - island paradise in the Gulf of Thailand, secluded and beautiful beaches, resorts and hotels on Phu Quoc island, Vietnam..." discoverphuquoc.com.
  3. "Phu Quoc International Airport to open December 2". Tuổi Trẻ. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. "Vietnam Airlines capitalises on new Phu Quoc airport". Voice of Vietnam. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  5. "Bamboo Airways liên tiếp mở thêm 3 đường bay kết nối Đà Nẵng với giá vé từ 49.000 đồng". Bamboo Airways (in Vietnamese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. "Bamboo Airways mở đường bay Thanh Hóa - Phú Quốc và Thanh Hóa - Quy Nhơn từ ngày 1/7". Vietnambiz (in Vietnamese). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. "Jetstar Pacific expands domestic routes from Da Nang in S19". Routesonline.
  8. "The first international flight landed in Phu Quoc after 5 days Vietnam opened for tourism". Vnexpress. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. "Phu Quoc welcomes 210 Uzbek tourists with vaccine passports". Vnexpress. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. "VietJet Air Adds Phu Quoc – Busan Service From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. "VietJet Air Adds Phu Quoc – Taipei Route in 1Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  12. Liu, Jim. "VietJet Air schedules new domestic routes from mid-June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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