AirportsNoi Bai International Airport is a large airport serving Hanoi (Soc Son), in Red River Delta Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HAN
- ICAO code
- VVNB
- City
- Hanoi (Soc Son)
- State or region
- Red River Delta Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.2212° N, 105.8070° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,466 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HAN means Noi Bai International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVNB. 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 21.2212° N, 105.8070° E. It stands 12 metres (39 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
Noi Bai International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,466 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 3,800 m 12,466 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cat Bi International AirportHaiphong (Hai An) | HPH | 105 km |
| Tho Xuan AirportThanh Hóa | THD | 151 km |
| Van Don International AirportVan Don | VDO | 167 km |
| Vinh AirportVinh | VII | 277 km |
| Nanning Wuxu International AirportNanning (Jiangnan), China | NNG | 289 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,000 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,440 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,144 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,238 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,136 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,300 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,218 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,661 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,790 km | 9 h 55 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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