Noi Bai International Airport

Noi Bai International Airport Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài
Noi Bai International Airport
IATA: HAN – ICAO: VVNB HAN Location of airport in Vietnam
Summary
Airport type		Civil/Military
Operator		Northern Airports Authority
Serves		Hanoi
Location		Hanoi, Vietnam
Hub for		Air Mekong Vietnam Airlines
Elevation AMSL		39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates		21°13′16″N 105°48′26″E / 21.22111°N 105.80722°E / 21.22111; 105.80722Coordinates: 21°13′16″N 105°48′26″E / 21.22111°N 105.80722°E / 21.22111; 105.80722
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
11L/29R	10,497	3,200	Concrete
11R/29L	12,466	3,800	Concrete

Noi Bai International Airport (IATA: HAN, ICAO: VVNB) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài) in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest in the north of the country. It is 28 miles (45 km) from the city centre. The travel time from the city centre is 30–45 minutes.

Facilities

The airport area is small compared to the other two international airports in Vietnam. A larger international terminal (T2, with the capacity of 16 million passengers per annum) has been planned for Hanoi, and loans for its construction have been secured, land compensation is under way.

It has a new 3,800-meter paved runway (CAT II - 11R/29L - Opened in August 2006) and an older 3,200-meter paved runway (CAT I -11L/29R)

The distance between the two runways is only 250 metres, so the airport has a maximum capacity of 10 million passengers a year in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation safety regulations.^[1]

History

• January 2, 1978: Airport opened.
• October 10, 2001: The new Terminal one began operation.
• April 7, 2005: Tiger Airways started thrice-weekly flights between Hanoi and Singapore after launching direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore on April 1, 2005. Tiger Airways became the first budget airline to operate in Vietnam.
• October 17, 2005: Low-cost carrier AirAsia launched direct flights between Hanoi and Bangkok. It is the second budget airline serving Vietnam after Tiger Airways.
• September 2, 2007: An Airbus A380 landed at Noi Bai.
• Since mid 2010, Noi Bai has been a hub for SkyTeam; Vietnam Airlines joined the network in 2010.

In 2010, the airport received approximately 9.5 million passengers which made it overloaded, and accounted for one-third of international departures and arrivals at Vietnam's three international airports. The designed capacity of the T1 terminal is 6 million passengers per annum.^[2]

Terminal, airlines and destinations

There is currently only one passenger terminal at Noi Bai Airport, but there are plans to construct another (terminal 2 or T2 with designed capacity of 16 million passengers per annum, as of August 2011 construction has not been started due to pending land compensation). As of July 2011, the following destinations are served from Hanoi:

Terminal

Airport Interior

Passport stamps from Noi Bai

Passenger Airlines

Airlines	Destinations	Lobby
Aeroflot	Moscow-Sheremetyevo	B
Air Mekong	Buon Ma Thuot, Con Dao, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Pleiku	D
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur	B
Asiana Airlines	Busan, Seoul-Incheon	B
Cebu Pacific	Manila [resumes 18 March][3]	TBA
China Airlines	Taipei-Taoyuan	A
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong	A
China Southern Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou	B
Dragonair	Hong Kong	A
EVA Air	Taipei-Taoyuan	A
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong	A
Japan Airlines	Tokyo-Narita	B
Jetstar Asia Airways	Singapore [begins 15 December][4]	B
Jetstar Pacific Airlines	Da Nang [ends 15 November], Ho Chi Minh City Seasonal: Nha Trang	D
Korean Air	Busan, Seoul-Incheon	A
Lao Airlines	Luang Prabang, Vientiane	A
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw	A
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur	B
Mandarin Airlines	Taichung	B
Qatar Airways	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Doha	A
Sichuan Airlines	Chongqing	A
Singapore Airlines	Singapore	B
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi	B
Thai Airways International	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi	B
Tiger Airways	Singapore	B
TransAsia Airways	Kaohsiung [begins 10 November]	TBA
Uni Air	Kaohsiung	A
Vietnam Airlines	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Busan, Guangzhou, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, London-Gatwick [begins 8 December], Luang Prabang, Moscow-Domodedovo, Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Vientiane, Yangon	C
Vietnam Airlines	Buon Ma Thuot, Can Tho, Chu Lai, Da Lat, Da Nang, Dien Bien Phu, Dong Hoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Vinh	D
Vladivostok Air	Vladivostok Seasonal: Yekaterinburg	A

Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Air France Cargo	Dubai, Hong Kong, Paris
Cargolux	Luxembourg
Cathay Pacific Cargo	Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong
China Airlines Cargo	Singapore ,Taipei-Taoyuan
EVA Air Cargo	Frankfurt, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan
Fedex Express	Guangzhou
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong
Korean Air Cargo	Seoul-Incheon, Singapore
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt
Qatar Airways Cargo	Doha [5]
Singapore Airlines Cargo	Singapore

Statistics

Statistics

Busiest International Flights Out of Noi Bai International Airport by Frequency Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly) 1 Bangkok 39 2 Singapore 35 (+4 begins 15 December) 3 Siem Reap 28 4 Seoul 25 5 Taipei 23 6 Hong Kong 22 7 Kuala Lumpur 21 8 Guangzhou 18 9 Busan 17 9 Tokyo 14 9 Vientiane 14 12 Beijing-Capital 12 13 Luang Prabang 12 14 Shanghai-Pudong 10 15 Moscow (Domodedovo + Sheremetyevo) 7 15 Osaka 7 17 Kaohsiung 6 (+2 begins 10 November) 17 Paris 6 (+1 begins 11 December[6])

Busiest Domestic Flights Out of Noi Bai International Airport by Frequency Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly) 1 Ho Chi Minh City 374 2 Da Nang 70 (-14 begins 15 November) 3 Hue 21 3 Nha Trang 21 5 Buon Ma Thuot 14 5 Can Tho 14 5 Da Lat 14 5 Dien Bien 14 5 Pleiku 14 5 Vinh 14

See also

	Vietnam portal
	Aviation portal

• Da Nang International Airport
• Tan Son Nhat International Airport
• List of airports in Vietnam

References

1. ^ ”A new international airport for the North ?” on Ha Noi Moi News online, 11 February 2007 [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Internal aviation is overloaded
3. ^ http://www.cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2011/11022011.html
4. ^ http://www.jetstar.com/mediacentre/latest-announcements/detail?Id=b3053d13-f955-49d3-b8fa-b6534d205f19&language=en
5. ^ QR Cargo to HAN
6. ^ http://airlineroute.net/2011/04/08/vn-cdg-w11/

External links

• Airport information for VVNB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.