Noi Bai International Airport

Nội Bài International Airport
Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài
Noi Bai International Airport
IATA: HANICAO: VVNB
HAN
Location of airport in Vietnam
Summary
Airport type Civil/Military
Operator Northern Airports Authority
Serves Hanoi
Location Hanoi, Vietnam
Hub for Air Mekong
Vietnam Airlines
Elevation AMSL 39 ft / 12 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11L/29R 10,497 3,200 Concrete
11R/29L 12,466 3,800 Concrete

Nội Bài International Airport (IATA: HANICAO: VVNB) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài) in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest airport in the north of the country. It is 28 miles (45 km) from the city centre. The travel time from the city centre is 30–45 minutes.

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Facilities

The airport area is small compared to the other two international airports in Vietnam. As of December 2011, a larger international terminal (T2, with a capacity of 16 million passengers per annum) has been planned for Hanoi, and loans for its construction have been secured, land compensation is under way.

It has a new 3,800-meter paved runway (CAT II - 11R/29L - Opened in August 2006) and an older 3,200-meter paved runway (CAT I -11L/29R)

The distance between the two runways is only 250 metres, so the airport has a maximum capacity of 10 million passengers a year in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation safety regulations.[1]

History

In 2010, the airport received approximately 9.5 million passengers, which made it overloaded, and accounted for one-third of international departures and arrivals at Vietnam’s three international airports. The designed capacity of the T1 terminal is 6 million passengers per annum.[2]

Terminal, airlines and destinations

As of December 2011, there was only one passenger terminal at Nội Bài Airport, but there were plans to construct another (terminal 2 or T2 with designed capacity of 16 million passengers per annum; as of August 2011, construction had not begun, due to pending land compensation). As of July 2011, the following destinations were served from Hanoi:

Passenger Airlines

Airlines Destinations Lobby
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo B
Air Mekong Buon Ma Thuot, Con Dao, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Pleiku D
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur B
Asiana Airlines Busan, Seoul-Incheon B
Cebu Pacific Manila [resumes 18 March][3] TBA
China Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan A
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong A
China Southern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou B
Dragonair Hong Kong A
EVA Air Taipei-Taoyuan A
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong A
Japan Airlines Tokyo-Narita B
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore B
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Ho Chi Minh City
Seasonal: Nha Trang
D
Korean Air Busan, Seoul-Incheon A
Lao Airlines Luang Prabang, Vientiane A
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw A
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur B
Mandarin Airlines Taichung B
Qatar Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Doha A
Sichuan Airlines Chongqing A
Singapore Airlines Singapore B
Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi B
Thai Airways International Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi B
Tiger Airways Singapore B
TransAsia Airways Kaohsiung TBA
Uni Air Kaohsiung A
VietJet Air Ho Chi Minh City D
Vietnam Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Busan, Guangzhou, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, London-Gatwick, Luang Prabang, Moscow-Domodedovo, Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Vientiane, Yangon C
Vietnam Airlines Buon Ma Thuot, Can Tho, Chu Lai, Da Lat, Da Nang, Dien Bien Phu, Dong Hoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Vinh D
Vladivostok Air Vladivostok
Seasonal: Yekaterinburg
A

Cargo airlines

Airlines Destinations
Air France Cargo Dubai, Hong Kong, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Cargolux Luxembourg
Cathay Pacific Cargo Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong
China Airlines Cargo Singapore ,Taipei-Taoyuan
EVA Air Cargo Frankfurt, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan
Fedex Express Guangzhou
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong
Korean Air Cargo Seoul-Incheon, Singapore
Lufthansa Cargo Frankfurt
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha [4]
Singapore Airlines Cargo Singapore

Statistics

Statistics

Busiest International Flights Out of Nội Bài International Airport by Frequency
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly)
1 Bangkok 39
1 Singapore 39
3 Siem Reap 28
4 Seoul 25
5 Taipei 23
6 Hong Kong 22
7 Kuala Lumpur 21
8 Guangzhou 18
9 Busan 17
9 Tokyo 14
9 Vientiane 14
12 Beijing-Capital 12
12 Luang Prabang 12
14 Shanghai-Pudong 10
15 Kaohsiung 8
16 Moscow (Domodedovo + Sheremetyevo) 7
16 Osaka 7
16 Paris 7
Busiest Domestic Flights Out of Nội Bài International Airport by Frequency
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly)
1 Ho Chi Minh City 388
2 Da Nang 56
3 Hue 28
4 Nha Trang 21
5 Buon Ma Thuot 14
5 Can Tho 14
5 Da Lat 14
5 Dien Bien 14
5 Pleiku 14
5 Vinh 14

See also

Vietnam portal
Aviation portal

References

  1. ^ ”A new international airport for the North ?” on Ha Noi Moi News online, 11 February 2007 [1]
  2. ^ Internal aviation is overloaded
  3. ^ http://www.cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2011/11022011.html
  4. ^ QR Cargo to HAN

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