Cat Bi International Airport
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Cat Bi International Airport Cảng hàng không quốc tế Cát Bi |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Northern Airports Services Company | ||||||||||
| Location | Hai Phong, Vietnam | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°49′09″N 106°43′29″E / 20.81917°N 106.72472°ECoordinates: 20°49′09″N 106°43′29″E / 20.81917°N 106.72472°E | ||||||||||
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| Total passenger | 1,787,300 |
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| Aircraft movements | 12,400 |
| Airfreight (tonne) | 6,872 |
Cat Bi International Airport (IATA: HPH, ICAO: VVCI) (Vietnamese: Cảng hàng không quốc tế Cát Bi a.k.a. Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi) is located in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
During the war Cat Bi Air Base was used by French Air Force (Armée de l'air), units based there included:
The base was also used by French Naval Aviation (Aéronavale), units based there included:
On the night of 6/7 March 1954 the Viet Minh attacked the base destroying 1 B-26 and 6 Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquets.
During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the base was used by the CIA-backed Civil Air Transport to fly cargo missions to the besieged French base. Cat Bi-based CAT aircraft flew a total of 682 missions to Điện Biên Phủ between 13 March and 6 May 1954.
During the war the base was used by the Vietnam People's Air Force. On 9 January and 10 February 1968 United States jets attacked the base.
In early 1973 US C-130 aircraft flew into Cat Bi to deliver minesweeping equipment as part of Operation End Sweep.
Vietnam has announced a new master plan to upgrade the airport with a 3,050-meter second runway, a new terminal, and a new apron by 2015. The existing runway will also be upgraded. After the expansion, the airport will be capable of serving up to 4–5 million passengers a year. The first phase of the project was completed in May 2016, enabling this airport a capacity of 2 million passengers per year.
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