Phu Cat Airport

For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Phu Cat Air Base.

Phu Cat Airport Sân bay Phù Cát
IATA: UIH – ICAO: VVPC
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Middle Airport Authority
Serves	Qui Nhơn
Location	Phù Cát District
Elevation AMSL	24 m / 79 ft
Coordinates
Map
UIH Location of the airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 3,051 10,010 Concrete
Sources: GCM, STV

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Terminal at Phu Cat Airport

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Interior of passenger terminal at Phu Cat Airport

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An Airbus A320 in Vietnam Airlines at Phu Cat Airport

Phu Cat Airport (IATA: UIH, ICAO: VVPC) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Phù Cát) is the airport serving Qui Nhơn, Vietnam. It is in Phù Cát District between the towns of Ngo May and Đập Đá, around 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Qui Nhơn within Bình Định Province along the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

As well as being a commercial airport, Phu Cat is also used by the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
VietJetAir	Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Airlines	Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Jetstar Pacific	Ho Chi Minh City

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.

See also

• List of airports in Vietnam

External links

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