Phu Quoc International Airport

Phu Quốc Sân bay quốc tế Phu Quốc International Airport;
Characteristics
ICAO code	VVPQ
IATA code	PQC
Coordinates	10 ° 13 '33 " N , 103 ° 57' 39" E Coordinates: 10 ° 13 '33 " N , 103 ° 57' 39" E
Height above MSL	7 m (23 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km southeast of Duong Dông, Phu Quoc
Street	Expressway
Basic data
opening	2012
operator	Southern Airports Corporation
surface	900 ha
Terminals	1
Start-and runway
unknown	3000 m × 45 m concrete

The Phu Quoc International Airport ( Vietnamese : Sân bay Quốc tế Phu Quoc or Cang hàng không Quoc Phu Quoc tế , . English Phu Quoc International Airport ) is the airport of the island Phu Quoc in the province of Kien Giang in Vietnam . With the opening of the international airport, the old Phu Quoc airport was closed.

After completion of the first construction phase, it will have a capacity of 2.6 million passengers per year. In the final expansion stage (2020 or later) the capacity should reach 7 million passengers per year.

history

The development plan for the airport was approved by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in 2006 . The Airport Corporation of Vietnam began construction of the airport on November 23, 2008, with an initial investment of VND 3,000 billion. The airport was designed by CPG-PAE, a Singapore-US company. After a construction phase of five years, the airport was officially opened on December 2, 2012. The maiden flight took place on December 15, 2012. The total cost of the airport at the opening were 775 million US dollars given (VND 16,700 billion).

Airlines and destinations

Jetstar Pacific Airlines ( Ho Chi Minh City )
VietJet Air (Ho Chi Minh City)
Vietnam Airlines ( Can Tho , Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Rach Gia, Can Tho, Singapore, Siem Reap)

Individual evidence

↑ Phu Quoc Airport ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Vietnam Plus, December 3, 2012 , accessed January 21, 2013.
↑ Phu Quoc International Airport to open December 2. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 ; accessed on December 21, 2016 .

[1] Phu Quoc Airport ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Vietnam Plus, December 3, 2012 , accessed January 21, 2013.

[3] Phu Quoc International Airport to open December 2. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 ; accessed on December 21, 2016 .