AirportsChu Lai Airport is a small airport serving Tam Nghĩa, in South Central Coast Region, Vietnam. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VCL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VCL
- ICAO code
- VVCA
- City
- Tam Nghĩa
- State or region
- South Central Coast Region
- Country
- Vietnam
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4033° N, 108.7060° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VCL means Chu Lai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VVCA. 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 15.4033° N, 108.7060° E. It stands 3 metres (10 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
Chu Lai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,050 m 10,007 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Da Nang International AirportDa Nang | DAD | 90 km |
| Phu Bai International AirportHuế | HUI | 154 km |
| Phu Cat AirportQuy Nohn | UIH | 165 km |
| Pleiku AirportPleiku | PXU | 172 km |
| Dong Tac AirportTuy Hoa | TBB | 270 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,557 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,821 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,633 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,940 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,778 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,601 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,646 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,813 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,094 km | 9 h 05 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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