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Rach Gia Airport

Rach Gia, Vietnam

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VVRG

Elevation

7 ft

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VKG

Location

Rach Gia · SW · Vietnam

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

9.958°, 105.132° · 7 ft elev.

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Gateway to Vietnam's Mekong Delta coastal province.

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Rach Gia, Vietnam

Rach Gia Airport (IATA: VKG, ICAO: VVRG) serves Rach Gia, the capital city of Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta region. It provides essential air connectivity for a province better known for its seafood industry and as a jumping-off point for Phu Quoc Island. The airport handles domestic flights and plays a supporting role in regional connectivity, though it sees relatively modest passenger volumes compared to larger Vietnamese airports. Vietnam Airlines and its affiliates have historically been the primary carriers serving this destination. Kien Giang Province's economy relies on fishing, agriculture, and growing tourism, and the airport supports movement of both residents and visitors to the region.

Terminals

The airport operates a single small passenger terminal suited to its domestic traffic volumes.

Getting to & from

Taxis and private vehicles are the primary means of ground transport between the airport and Rach Gia city center, which lies a short distance away.

Airlines here

Vietnam Airlines and its regional subsidiary VASCO have operated scheduled domestic services at Rach Gia Airport.

Notable facts

›Located in Kien Giang Province, a major seafood-producing region of Vietnam.
›Serves as an alternative entry point to the province alongside the more prominent Phu Quoc International Airport.
›Primarily handles domestic routes, mainly connecting to Ho Chi Minh City.
›The airport has a short runway limiting it to smaller regional aircraft.
›Rach Gia is known as a departure hub for ferry services to nearby islands.

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Routes

VKG → SGNVN · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes

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Rach Gia Airport is an airport located in Rạch Giá, Vietnam. The airport was built in the 1950s by the French. Its original purpose was to connect Saigon to the Southwestern portion of Vietnam.

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Latest news

Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh An Giang· 2/3/2026

An Giang: Rach Gia Ward achieves sea encroachment miracle

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Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)· 1/4/2023

Vietnam Airlines opens pilot training school in Kien Giang

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DTiNews· 5/8/2026

Ministry approves USD 1.1 bln airport project in An Giang

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Tuoi Tre News | The News Gateway to Vietnam· 3/16/2025

Vietnam kicks off infrastructure projects for APEC 2027 summit on Phu Quoc

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Rach Gia Airport

Airport in Vietnam

Rach Gia Airport is an airport located in Rạch Giá, Vietnam. The airport was built in the 1950s by the French. Its original purpose was to connect Saigon to the Southwestern portion of Vietnam.

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