Vung Tau Airport Explained

Vung Tau Airport
Nativename:Vietnamese: Sân bay Vũng Tàu
Iata:VTG
Icao:VVVT
Type:Public
Operator:Southern Service Flight Company
Coordinates:10.3703°N 107.0933°W
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Vietnam
Pushpin Label:VTG/VVVT
Pushpin Label Position:top
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:1,800
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-M:693
Footnotes:Sources: GCM, STV

Vung Tau Airport is a small airport in southern Vietnam, in the Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province. It serves the city of Vũng Tàu and is located near the downtown of the city.

Facilities

There is a 1,800 m paved runway (as of 2006). The airport is capable of handling small aircraft such as ATR-72 and AN-38.

History

The airport was originally established as Cap St Jacques Airfield in the French colonial period.

Airlines and destinations

The Southern Service Flight Company provides helicopter services for petroleum exploration and production activities offshore of Vũng Tàu. It also provides twice weekly flights to Con Dao Airport.

See also