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Chu Lai Airport

Tam Nghĩa, Vietnam

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Elevation

10 ft

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The Essence of Chu Lai Airport

VCL

Location

Tam Nghĩa · SCC · Vietnam

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

15.403°, 108.706° · 10 ft elev.

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Central Vietnam's gateway serving Quảng Nam Province.

Opened

1965

Location

Tam Nghĩa, Vietnam

Chu Lai Airport (IATA: VCL) is a civil-military airport located near Tam Nghĩa in Núi Thành District, Quảng Nam Province, central Vietnam. It serves as an alternative and supplementary airport to Đà Nẵng International Airport for the surrounding region, handling both domestic passenger traffic and cargo operations. The airport shares its runways with a Vietnamese military installation and has historically been significant as the site of a major U.S. Marine Corps airbase during the Vietnam War. Civil aviation operations have grown in recent decades, with several Vietnamese carriers offering scheduled domestic routes. Chu Lai Airport also benefits from its proximity to the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, supporting cargo and logistics traffic linked to industrial and manufacturing activity in the region.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling domestic flights with modest capacity suited to regional traffic volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to nearby towns and Tam Kỳ city is primarily available via taxi and private vehicle, with no dedicated rail or metro link.

Airlines here

Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air operate domestic services at Chu Lai, primarily connecting the airport to Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City.

Notable facts

›Originally constructed as a U.S. Marine Corps air base in 1965 during the Vietnam War.
›The airport is co-located with a Vietnamese People's Air Force military base.
›It serves Quảng Nam Province, which includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hội An.
›Chu Lai Open Economic Zone nearby drives significant cargo activity at the airport.
›The name 'Chu Lai' was reportedly coined by U.S. Marine General Victor Krulak using Chinese characters for his own name.

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Airlines serving this airport

Vietnam Airlines

Routes

VCL → SGNVN · AT7

VCL → HANVN · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes

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Chu Lai Airport is an airport in Núi Thành, Da Nang, Vietnam. It is near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in former Quảng Nam province. The airport is located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Núi Thành commune.

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