AirportsDien Bien Phu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dien Bien Phu, in Northwest Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DIN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DIN
- ICAO code
- VVDB
- City
- Dien Bien Phu
- State or region
- Northwest Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.3975° N, 103.0080° E
- Elevation
- 491 m (1,611 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DIN means Dien Bien Phu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVDB. 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 21.3975° N, 103.0080° E. It stands 491 metres (1,611 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Thị Trấn Thuận Châu, about 71 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dien Bien Phu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Vietnam on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 30 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oudomsay AirportOudomsay, Laos | ODY | 132 km |
| Luang Namtha AirportLuang Namtha, Laos | LXG | 173 km |
| Luang Phabang International AirportLuang Phabang, Laos | LPQ | 188 km |
| Xieng Khouang AirportXieng Khouang, Laos | XKH | 217 km |
| Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportJinghong (Gasa), China | JHG | 241 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,724 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,150 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,858 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,046 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,109 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,460 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,232 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,895 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,990 km | 10 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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