Phu Cat Airport
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| Phù Cát Airport | |||
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| IATA: UIH - ICAO: VVPC
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Middle Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Qui Nhon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft (24 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 15/33 | 10,010 | 3,051 | Concrete |
- For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Phu Cat Air Base
Phù Cát Airport (IATA: UIH, ICAO: VVPC) is located in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. It is located just northwest of Qui Nhon within Binh Dinh Province along the central coast of Southern Vietnam.
As well as being a commercial airport, Phu Cat is also used by the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam).
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[edit] Current commercial airline services
- Vietnam Airlines (Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City)
[edit] History
Phù Cát Airport was built in 1966 during the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force (USAF). During the war, it was a major air base for the South Vietnamese Air Force and USAF. After 1975, it was used as a military airfield for the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam), and developed into a regional civil airport.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Airport information for VVPC at World Aero Data
- Destinations from Qui Nhon
- Flights from Qui Nhon
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