Phu Quoc International Airport
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Phu Quoc International Airport (Vietnamese
: Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc) is an international airport
under construction in Phu Quoc Island, southern Vietnam
. The airport covers nearly 900 hectares in Duong To village, Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang Province
at a cost of around VND The VND16.2 trillion (US$810 million).
The airport is 10 km from the existing Phu Quoc Airport. It will replace the existing airport once completed.
The airport is scheduled to be put into operation at the end of 2012 and able to handle about 2.5 million passengers per annum, and the maximum capacity will be 7 million passengers per annum, with expected international destinations of Singapore
, Sihanoukville International Airport
.
The airport will have a single runway, 3000 m, capable to handle medium aircraft like Airbus A321, Boeing 737
.
The Vietnamese government expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists that are attracted to the island's beaches.
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
: Sân bay quốc tế Phú Quốc or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Phú Quốc) is an international airport
International airport
An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
under construction in Phu Quoc Island, southern Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The airport covers nearly 900 hectares in Duong To village, Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang Province
Kien Giang Province
Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...
at a cost of around VND The VND16.2 trillion (US$810 million).
The airport is 10 km from the existing Phu Quoc Airport. It will replace the existing airport once completed.
The airport is scheduled to be put into operation at the end of 2012 and able to handle about 2.5 million passengers per annum, and the maximum capacity will be 7 million passengers per annum, with expected international destinations of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Sihanoukville International Airport
Sihanoukville International Airport
Sihanouk International Airport , located east of Sihanoukville town in Sihanoukville province, is Cambodia's third international airport. The airport is also known as Kang Keng Airport...
.
The airport will have a single runway, 3000 m, capable to handle medium aircraft like Airbus A321, Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
.
The Vietnamese government expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists that are attracted to the island's beaches.