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Duong Dong Airport
Former airport of Phú Quốc, Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phu Quoc Airport (IATA: PQC, ICAO: VVPQ) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Phú Quốc),[1] also known as Duong Dong Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay Dương Đông), was an airport located in Dương Đông town, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. The distance to other airports was 300 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City), 130 km from Rạch Giá, 190 km from Cần Thơ, 200 km from Cà Mau and 540 km from Lien Khuong.
Phu Quoc Airport Sân bay Phú Quốc | |||||||||||
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![]() Phú Quốc airport, 2009 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
Operator | Southern Airports Services Company | ||||||||||
Location | Phú Quốc | ||||||||||
Closed | 2 December 2012 (2012-12-02) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°13′33″N 103°57′39″E | ||||||||||
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Due to the economic development of the island and continuous increase in passengers, a new airport project was constructed and built in an area of 8 square kilometers on Phú Quốc island at a cost of US$970 million. Upon completion, the airport had a paved runway of 3000 m x 50 m, capable of handling large aircraft like the Boeing 747. The new airport has a capacity of 7 million passengers per year.[2]
On 2 December 2012, Phu Quoc Airport was closed and replaced by the new Phu Quoc International Airport[3]