Chu Lai Airport

Chu Lai Airport

*Sân bay Chu Lai*
Chu Lai Airport; Sân bay Chu Lai
	Chu Lai Airport arrival hall
	IATA: VCL; ICAO: VVCA;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Middle Airports Corporation
Serves	Tam Kỳ
Location	Chu Lai, Núi Thành, Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Opened	22 March 2005
Built	1 June 1965
Coordinates	15°24′22″N 108°42′20″E / 15.40611°N 108.70556°E
Website	www.vietnamairport.vn/chulaiairport
Map
	VCL/VVCA Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	553,285
	http://vietnamairport.vn/tin-tuc/hoat-dong-acv/acv-hoi-nghi-tong-ket-cong-tac-nam-2016-va-trien-khai-ke-hoach-nam-2017

Chu Lai Airport (IATA: VCL, ICAO: VVCA) is an airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam. It is near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Nam province. The airport is located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Núi Thành district.

The airfield was originally established in the Vietnam War, as Chu Lai Air Base, by the United States Marines. The airport was nearly abandoned after the fall of Saigon, and only used irregularly for military flights. On 22 March 2004, the construction of the terminal began and on 22 March 2005, the first commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport landed here.

As of 2008, Chu Lai Airport is the largest airfield in Vietnam in terms of area, covering 30 km². The runway is 3050 m long.^[1]

To facilitate the travel arrangement to two major towns in the neighborhoods, free shuttle bus services^[2] are provided from and to the airport for Tam Kỳ city and Quảng Ngãi city.

^ "Information about Chu Lai Airport (Vietnamese)". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
^ "Shuttle Bus services (Vietnamese)". Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

[1] "Information about Chu Lai Airport (Vietnamese)". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

[2] "Shuttle Bus services (Vietnamese)". Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

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