Cam Ranh International Airport

"Nha Trang Airport" redirects here. For the former air force base, see Nha Trang Air Base.

For the military use of this facility, see Cam Ranh Base.

Cam Ranh International Airport (IATA: CXR, ICAO: VVCR) is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Cam Ranh, a provincial city in Khánh Hòa province in Vietnam. It serves the city of Nha Trang, the capital of Khánh Hòa province, which is 30 km (16 NM) from the airport. This airport handled 9,747,172 passengers in 2019,^[1] making it the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam, after Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, and one of the fastest growing airports in the country.

Cam Ranh International Airport Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh Cảng hàng không Quốc tế Cam Ranh
Terminal 2 - Cam Ranh International Airport
IATA: CXR ICAO: VVCR
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner/Operator	Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Serves	Nha Trang
Location	Cam Ranh Bay, Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Opened	19 May 2004; 20 years ago (2004-05-19)
Hub for	Vietnam Airlines
Operating base for	VietJet Air
Built	1 November 1965; 59 years ago (1965-11-01)
Elevation AMSL	12 m / 40 ft
Coordinates	11°59′53″N 109°13′10″E
Website	www.camranh.aero/vi
Map
CXR/VVCR Location of airport in Vietnam
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02L/20R 3,048 10,000 Concrete 02R/20L 3,048 10,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers 9,747,172 18.2%
Source: Taseco Airs[1]

Cam Ranh is the only airport in Vietnam that handles more international passengers than domestic passengers, with international passengers accounting for 70% in 2018.^[2]

Cam Ranh Terminal 1 is used for domestic flights and Cam Ranh Terminal 2 (managed by Cam Ranh International Terminal (CRTC) JSC) is used for international flights.

Terminal 1 Main Hall

Terminal 1 Business Lounge

Facilities

Runway

The airport resides at an elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. The first runway, designated 02L/20R, whasith a concrete surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 m × 46 m).^[3] The second runway, designated 02R/20L, was opened in October 2019 with a concrete surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 m × 46 m).^[4]

Terminal 1

A new passenger terminal of Cam Ranh International Airport started construction in 2007 and was inaugurated on 12 December 2009. The terminal covers an area of 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft) with a capacity of 800 passengers (600 domestic and 200 international) per hour. It has two aerobridges.^[5] The terminal was upgraded between 2015 and 2016, increasing its capacity from 1.5 million to the maximum of 2.7 million passengers which initiated the plan from Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Airlines Corporation for a new terminal to be built in order to meet the increasing demand of passengers.^[6][7]

Terminal 2

Terminal 2, which is built by Turner Construction Company^[8] was inaugurated and started the operation in 30 June 2018.^[9] T2 covers a total area of 50,500 square metres (544,000 sq ft), a three-storey terminal which has dedicated levels for departure and arrival processing.^[10] The terminal building has a unique architecture inspired by the shape of a swallow's nest, native to the Khanh Hoa Province, and the waves of Nha Trang Bay - a signature representation of the South Central Coast.^[10] T2 has four aerobridges, 10 boarding gates, six baggage carousels, 80 check-in counters arranged in four rows as well as advanced equipment systems supplied by prestigious international companies.^[11]

Airlines and destinations

Cam Ranh was the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam in 2012; it served 1.2 million passengers.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Nomad Airlines	Bishkek (begins 27 Febraury 2025)[12]
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo (begins 22 March 2025)[13]
Aero K	Seoul–Incheon[14]
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Astana	Almaty (begins 31 March 2025),[15] Astana (begins 1 April 2025)[16]
Air Busan	Busan,[17][18] Seoul–Incheon[19]
Air Seoul	Seoul–Incheon
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon[20]
Azur Air	Seasonal charter: Tomsk (begins 12 March 2025)[21]
Bamboo Airways	Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Charter: Macau
Cambodia Airways	Charter: Haikou
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou
Donghai Airlines	Shenzhen[22]
Eastar Jet	Seoul–Incheon[23]
Hainan Airlines	Guangzhou,[24] Shenzhen[25]
HK Express	Hong Kong (resumes 3 April 2025)[26]
IrAero	Irkutsk[27]
Jeju Air	Seoul–Incheon Seasonal: Muan
Jin Air	Busan, Seoul–Incheon[28]
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon[28]
Lucky Air	Kunming
Okay Airways	Changsha
Pacific Airlines	Changsha, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Muan, Vinh, Wuhan[29]
Qanot Sharq	Tashkent[30]
Qingdao Airlines	Qingdao
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu, Guangzhou, Xining[31]
Sunday Airlines	Seasonal charter: Almaty, Yekaterinburg[32]
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
T'way Air	Busan, Cheongju,[33] Daegu,[34][35] Seoul–Incheon
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent[36]
VietJet Air	Busan, Can Tho,[37] Changchun, Changzhou, Chongqing,[38] Daegu,[39] Da Nang,[40] Hai Phong, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jinan, Nanjing, Quanzhou,[41] Seoul–Incheon,[42] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang,[43] Taipei–Taoyuan,[44] Tianjin, Ulaanbaatar,[45] Vinh, Wuxi[46] Seasonal: Almaty,[47] Astana[47] Charter: Macau, Yangyang
Vietnam Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Busan (begins 1 June 2025),[48] Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Nanjing, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong,[49] Singapore,[50] Tianjin, Vinh,[51] Wuxi Seasonal: Guiyang,[49] Hangzhou, Kunming, Ningbo,[49] Wenzhou,[49] Wuhan[49] Charter: Changzhou, Dalian,[52] Harbin, Shenyang,[52] Taiyuan[52] Seasonal charter: Changchun[53]
Vietravel Airlines	Charter: Daegu, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Statistics

Sources: Airport,^[54] ACV^[55]³

Year	Total	International
2008	683,000
2009
2010
2011	1,000,000
2012	1,095,776
2013	1,509,212
2014	2,062,494
2015	2,722,833	889,820
2016	4,858,362	2,244,786
2017	6,400,000	3,650,903
2018	8,250,000	5,211,987
2019	9,747,172	6,500,000
2020	3,305,057
2021	972,817	17,963
2022	3,860,541	335,118
2023	5,700,000	2,400,000

See also

• Vietnam portal
• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Vietnam

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External links

• Accident history for VVCR at Aviation Safety Network