Buon Ma Thuot Airport

Buon Ma Thuot Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	VVBM
IATA code	BMV
Coordinates	12 ° 40 '5 "  N , 108 ° 7' 12"  E Coordinates: 12 ° 40 '5 "  N , 108 ° 7' 12"  E
Height above MSL	527 m (1729  ft )
Start-and runway
09/27	3000 m × 45 m asphalt

The Buon Ma Thuot Airport ( english : Buon Ma Thuot Airport , Vietnamese : Sân bay Buon Ma Thuot ) is a regional airport of the provincial capital Buon Ma Thuot in the Vietnamese province Đắk Lắk . The airport is also known as Phung-Duc Airport .

Location and directions

The airport is east of the city.

Navigation aids

The tower (TWR) sends and receives on the frequency 118.3 or 130.0  MHz . The airport has various navigation aids. The non-directional radio beacon (NDB) transmits on the frequency 386 kHz with the identifier BU. The rotating radio beacon (VOR) transmits on frequency 112.1 MHz with the identifier BMT. A distance measuring equipment (DME) is present.

Airlines and Destinations

The airport is served by some airlines:

• Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City

Incidents

• On March 19, 1973 from crashed Saigon coming Douglas DC-4 of the Air Vietnam ( air vehicle registration number XV-NUI ) to touch down at the airport Buon Ma Thuot 6.5 km south from it. The cause was an explosion in the hold near the main spar. All 58 occupants, 5 crew members and 53 passengers were killed.

Web links

• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Airport data. In: flightstats.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010 . 
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport data. In: The Airport Guide. Retrieved August 20, 2010 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Buon Ma Thuot Airport. Other names , abflug.info
2. ^ Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot) -Phung-Duc Airport profile
3. ^ Phung-Duc Airport, Banmethuot, Vietnam
4. ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
5. ^ Accident report DC-4 XV-NUI , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 11, 2019.