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Cam Ranh Airport

Cam Ranh International Airport
Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh
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Cam Ranh Airport terminal
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Vietnamese government
Operator Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Serves Nha Trang, Vietnam
Location Cam Ranh, Vietnam
Hub for Jetstar Pacific Airlines
Vietnam Airlines
VietJet Air
Elevation AMSL 40 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 11°59′53″N 109°13′10″E / 11.99806°N 109.21944°E / 11.99806; 109.21944
Website http://camranh-airport.vn/
Map
CXR is located in Vietnam
CXR
CXR
Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02L/20R 10,000 3,048 Concrete
02R/20L 10,000 3,048 Under Cons
Statistics (2016)
Total Passengers 4,858,362Increase78%
Aircraft Movement 13,118
Airfreight (tonne) 10,463
Sources: AirportDAFIF
Total Passengers 4,858,362Increase78%
Aircraft Movement 13,118
Airfreight (tonne) 10,463

Cam Ranh International Airport (IATA: CXRICAO: VVCR) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh) is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Cam Ranh, a town in Khánh Hòa Province in Vietnam. It serves the city of Nha Trang, which is 30 km (16 NM) from the airport. This airport handled 4,858,362 passengers in 2016.

Cam Ranh Airport was built by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and operated by the United States Air Force for military purposes as Cam Ranh Air Base.

In 1972, the base was turned over to the South Vietnamese government. On April 3, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured Cam Ranh Bay and all of its remaining facilities. From 1979 to 2002, the facility was used by the Soviet and then Russian Air Force because of a 25-year rent-free leasing treaty.

On May 19, 2004, after major reconstruction, the airport received its first commercial flight from Hanoi. It now handles all of Nha Trang's commercial flights, which previously headed to Nha Trang Airport. In 2007, Cam Ranh was upgraded to an international airport. In December 2009, Cam Ranh International Airport was opened. The total invested capital is approximately VND 300 billion.

The airport resides at an elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. The first runway designated 02/20 with a concrete surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 m × 46 m). The second runway is under construction, it will open in 2018 with a concrete surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 m × 46 m).


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