Lien Khuong Airport
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| Da Lat Liên Khuong Airport | |||
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| IATA: DLI – ICAO: VVDL | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Southern Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Dalat | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3156 ft / 962 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 4856 | 1480 | asphalt | |
Liên Khương Airport (IATA: DLI, ICAO: VVDL) is the largest among 4 airports of Lam Dong province in Central Highlands Vietnam. The airport is located in Duc Trong District, about 30 km south of Dalat. Due to its short runway, the airport can only receive small airplanes. It is under major reconstruction in order to handle bigger aircraft.
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[edit] Military activity
Aeroflot Russia ran connection flights within Vietnam with Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft during 1981-89. It is suspected that the Soviet VVS Air Force carried out operations from Lien Khuong after the fall of Saigon in April of 1975. Russia disbanded 2 of 3 defensive VVS interceptor squadrons consisting of Su-27,MiG-25 , and 13 Yak-50 within Da lat in the summer of 1999. It is unknown the fate of the retired aircraft. Possible transfer to People's Army of Vietnam PAVN and/or People's Air Defense Force of Vietnam PADFV to Hanoi.
[edit] Services
- Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
In the near future, it will welcome more flights from other Vietnam cities such as Da Nang. The airport is also proposed to be upgraded into international standard to serve international flights to Russia, Georgia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.[citation needed]
[edit] Ground transport
A shuttle van to Dalat is available for 20,000 dong; tickets are available near baggage collection, however seats quickly fill up. A taxi would be around 250,000 dong (15 US Dollars).
[edit] See also
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