Điện Biên Phủ Airport

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Dien Bien Phu Airport Sân Bay Điện Biên Phủ
Dien Bien Phu Airport Terminal
IATA: DIN ICAO: VVDB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Location	Điện Biên Phủ
Elevation AMSL	1,585 ft / 483 m
Coordinates	21°23′50″N 103°00′28″E / 21.39722°N 103.00778°E / 21.39722; 103.00778Coordinates: 21°23′50″N 103°00′28″E / 21.39722°N 103.00778°E / 21.39722; 103.00778
Website	https://www.vietnamairport.vn/dienbienairport/
Map
DIN Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,003 1,830 Concrete

Dien Bien Phu Airport (IATA: DIN, ICAO: VVDB) (Vietnamese: Sân Bay Điện Biên Phủ) is located at Điện Biên Phủ in Vietnam.

History[]

Điện Biên Phủ Airport was established in 1954 as Mường Thanh Airfield. The main purpose of it is to serve the French HQ in Điện Biên Phủ at the time of the First Indochina War.

4 years after the French left Điện Biên Phủ, in 1958, commercial flights to the airport started, operated by the Air Force, but only for a while due to the low demand at the time. In 1984, along with the 30th Anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, flights from Hanoi to Điện Biên Phủ resumed, operated by the Antonov An-24. 10 months later, in January 30, 1995, this route is once again suspended because of the runway needed to be repaired. After the repair, flight resumed, this time being operated by the ATR 72. In 2004, the airport's apron is extended to 12000 square meters, with 4 parking stands for ATR 72 aircraft.

Facilities[]

Today, Điện Biên Phủ Airport is the largest and only commercial airport serving the city of Điện Biên Phủ in particular and the entire Northwest region of Vietnam, after the closure of Nà Sản Airport in 2004. It is located in the middle of a basin at an altitude of 1.611 meters above sea level. The sole runway (16/34) has a concrete surface and a length 1830 meters (6003 ft) long and width of 30 m (98.4 ft), large enough to accommodate aircraft such as the ATR 72 or the Fokker F70 and potentially the Embraer E190 and E195 with some payload restrictions as demonstrated by Bamboo Airways' use of the jets at Con Dao Airport, which has a similar-length runway.

The apron and taxiway is 7500 square meters wide, with 4 parking stands for aircraft. The terminal is 2500 square meters wide and is capable of serving 4 flights per day.

Challenges[]

Due to its geographical position, the airport's runway cannot be extended to serve larger aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737 and similar. The installation of night lights and modern guidance systems is also not possible due to the atmospheric and weather conditions at the airport, render it only capable of serving daytime flights. Also, the cancel rate of flights to Dien Bien Phu is also higher than other routes, due to the unpredictable and inclement nature of the weather at the airport.

And due to its short runway and the aircraft type serving it, the airport can only serve short-haul routes, such as Hanoi- Dien Bien Phu or Hai Phong-Dien Bien Phu.

Airlines and destinations[]

Gallery[]

See also[]

• List of airports in Vietnam

References[]

External links[]

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