AirportsTan Son Nhat International Airport is a large airport serving Ho Chi Minh City, in Southeast Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SGN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SGN
- ICAO code
- VVTS
- City
- Ho Chi Minh City
- State or region
- Southeast Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.8188° N, 106.6520° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,468 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SGN means Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVTS. 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 10.8188° N, 106.6520° 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
Tan Son Nhat International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,468 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3,800 m 12,468 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 07L/25R | 3,050 m 10,007 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Can Tho International AirportCan Tho | VCA | 132 km |
| Rach Gia AirportRach Gia | VKG | 192 km |
| Techo International AirportPhnom Penh (Boeng Khyang), Cambodia | KTI | 198 km |
| Lien Khuong AirportDa Lat | DLI | 214 km |
| Con Dao AirportCon Dao | VCS | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,652 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,737 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,618 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,219 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,293 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,130 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,093 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,325 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,846 km | 8 h 45 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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