Tuy Hoa Airport

Tuy Hoa Airport (IATA: TBB, ICAO: VVTH) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Tuy Hòa) is located just south of Tuy Hòa within the Phú Yên Province, along the central coast of southern Vietnam.

Tuy Hoa Airport

Sân bay Tuy Hòa
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMiddle Airport Authority
LocationTuy Hòa, Vietnam
Elevation AMSL6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates13°02′58″N 109°20′01″E
Websitetuyhoaairport.vn
Map
TBB
Location of the airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,902 9,521 Concrete
02/20
Closed
844 2,769 Asphalt
03R/21L
Closed
2,935 9,300 Concrete
Sources: GCM,[1] STV[2]

It was built in 1966 for the United States Air Force as Tuy Hoa Air Base. It was used by the U.S. Air Force (1966–70) and U.S. Army (1970-71), during the Vietnam War. It was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam in 1971, and came under Communist control after the South Vietnamese collapse of 1975.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Bamboo Airways Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City[3]
Pacific Airlines Ho Chi Minh City
VietJet Air Hanoi,[4] Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City[5]

References

  1. Airport information for VVTH at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Airport information for Tuy Hoa Airport at Transport Search website.
  3. "Bamboo Airways khai trương đường bay Tuy Hoà - Hà Nội, TP HCM" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. "Vietjet Air Adds New Domestic Routes from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. "Vietnam Airlines đồng loạt mở thêm nhiều đường bay nội địa mới". Vietnam Airlines (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.


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