Duong Dong Airport
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Dương Đông Airport | |||
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IATA: PQC - ICAO: VVPQ | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Southern Airports Services Company | ||
Serves | Phu Quoc | ||
Elevation AMSL | 23 ft (7 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
08/26 | 6,980 | 2,128 | Asphalt |
Dương Đông Airport (IATA: PQC, ICAO: VVPQ) is served by Vietnam Airlines with flights from Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport, SGN) and Rach Gia (Rach Gia Airport, VKG). Most of passengers come to Phu Quoc to enjoy the wild, clean and beautiful beaches of Phu Quoc island. There are about 5 to 6 fights by ATR72 daily from and to this airport with Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Due to the rapid growth of the transportation volume, a new airport project is planned and is now seeking the investors. The new airport will be built in an area of 800 ha in Phu Quoc island, capitalised about $150 million. Upon completion, this airport will have a paved runway of 3000 m x 50 m, capanle to handle midium aircraft like A320, A321, B767 with capacity of 2.5 million passengers/year. This new airport will help make Phu Quoc island a paradise for tourists.
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- World Aero Data airport information for VVPQ