AirportsDa Nang International Airport is a large airport serving Da Nang, in South Central Coast Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAD
- ICAO code
- VVDN
- City
- Da Nang
- State or region
- South Central Coast Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.0439° N, 108.1990° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAD means Da Nang International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVDN. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.0439° N, 108.1990° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Ho Chi Minh, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Da Nang International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Vietnam on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Phu Bai International AirportHuế | HUI | 66 km |
| Chu Lai AirportTam Nghĩa | VCL | 90 km |
| Pleiku AirportPleiku | PXU | 228 km |
| Dong Hoi AirportDong Hoi | VDH | 237 km |
| Phu Cat AirportQuy Nohn | UIH | 249 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,475 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,755 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,557 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,850 km | 12 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,709 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,584 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,698 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,807 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,183 km | 9 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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