Noi Bai International Airport

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Nội Bài International Airport (IATA: HAN, ICAO: VVNB) in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the country’s second largest and busiest international airport for passenger traffic, after Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. It is currently the main airport serving Hanoi, replacing the role of Gia Lam Airport. The airport consists of two passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. Terminal 1 serves domestic flights, and Terminal 2 (inaugurated on 4 January 2015) serves all international flights to and from Hanoi. The airport is currently the main hub of the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, travel carrier Vietravel Airlines, and an operating base of budget carriers Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air.

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Noi Bai International Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Owner/OperatorAirports Corporation of Vietnam
ServesHanoi Capital Region
LocationPhú Minh, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opened2 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-02)
Hub for
Operating base for
Built6 August 1964; 60 years ago (1964-08-06)
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates21°12′50″N 105°48′11″E
Websitewww.noibaiairport.vn/en
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11L/29R 10,497 3,200 Concrete
11R/29L 12,466 3,800 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers29,304,631 Increase13.1%
Source: Taseco Airs[1]
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The airport is located in Phú Minh commune in Sóc Sơn district, about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of downtown Hanoi, via the new Nhật Tân Bridge (also inaugurated on 4 January 2015).[2] It can also be reached by National Road 3, which connects it with the eastern suburbs of Hanoi. The airport is also close to some satellite cities of Hanoi such as Vĩnh Yên, Bắc Ninh and Thái Nguyên. The airport served a total of 13 million passengers in 2013, despite having a capacity of only 9 million at the time. The new international terminal, which had its first commercial flight on 25 December 2014[3] and went into full operation on 31 December 2014, has boosted the airport's total capacity to 20 million passengers per year. In 2018, the airport served 28 million passengers.[4][5] The airport's IATA code, HAN, is derived from the city's current name of Hanoi.

Of the routes the airport offers, the Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route is the busiest flight in Southeast Asia and the fourth busiest in the world, serving 10,883,555 customers in 2023, an increase of 3% in comparison to 2022.[6]

History

The airport was developed immediately south of the Phúc Yên Air Base and opened on 2 January 1978. Civil operation was only between communist countries, with international flights from China, East Germany, Soviet Union, and after the unification, adding other countries in the Southeast Asia region. Handling these flights were a set of three small buildings: Terminal G2 (Vietnamese: Ga 2 - Ga Quốc tế đi) for international departures, Terminal G3 (Vietnamese: Ga 3 - Ga hàng không đường bay trong nước) for domestic departures and arrivals, and Terminal G4 (Vietnamese: Ga 4 - Ga Quốc tế đến) for international arrivals. These terminals were continuously renovated to handle the increasing number of flights. However, in the end they were too small for the actual need, and the new terminal was built and was completed to operate in 2001. The old terminals were then demolished to make place for the current cargo terminal.

In 2005, Tiger Airways started thrice-weekly flights between Hanoi and Singapore after launching direct flights between Hồ Chí Minh City and Singapore becoming the first budget airline to operate in Vietnam. It was later joined by low-cost carrier AirAsia when they launched direct flights between Hanoi and Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.[citation needed]

The second runway (1B – 11R/29L) opened in 2006 and the following year the airport hosted an Airbus A380 for the first time, although no scheduled A380 services are operated from the airport. 2013 saw the first arrival of a Cargolux Boeing 747-8F.[citation needed] In 2014, the airport received its first scheduled service with the newest generation of commercial aircraft when All Nippon Airways started using a Boeing 787-8 on services between to Tokyo–Haneda and later the same year the airport received its first visit of Airbus A350 XWB operated by Airbus on World Tour trip. In 2015, Vietnam Airlines started to operate the Airbus A350 XWB for commercial domestic flights.[citation needed]

The airport has been a SkyTeam hub since mid-2010, after Vietnam Airlines joined the network that year.[7]

Terminals and facilities

At 650 hectares, Noi Bai is the second-largest airport in Vietnam, behind the 800 hectare Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Terminal 1, completed in 2001, used to be the sole terminal handling both domestic and international flights. However, with the opening of the second terminal, it is now reassigned to handle domestic flights only. The terminal saw its first extension in 2013 with the inauguration of the new lobby E, and was capable of handling 9 million passengers per annum.[8] The terminal is currently being upgraded to handle 15 million passengers annually upon completion in March 2018.[9]

The construction of the new terminal (Terminal 2) next to the existing one with a designed capacity of 10 million passengers per annum started in March 2012. The 996 m long new terminal building, funded by a Japan International Cooperation Agency ODA loan was designed by Japan Airport Consultants and was built by Taisei Corporation. The total investment for the project was ¥75.5 billion (US$645.35 million). Japan's official development assistance accounted for ¥59 billion ($504.27 million) of the investment, while the remaining amount was covered by local funds.[10] The new international terminal was inaugurated on 4 January 2015[2] together with a new freeway connecting the airport to downtown Hanoi via the Nhật Tân Bridge.

The airport has a 3,800-meter paved runway (CAT II – 11R/29L) which opened in August 2006 and an older 3,200-meter paved runway (CAT I – 11L/29R). The older runway was closed for upgrades for 4 months from August to December 2014. The distance between the two runways is only 250 metres, so the airport currently restricts the maximum passenger capacity in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization safety regulations.

The AMAN/DMAN system was implemented at the airport in October 2021 to manage and arrange the shortest flight trajectory of each flight, allowing to increased passenger capacity and airspace operations.[11]

Awards

Following the inauguration of the new international terminal, the Noi Bai International Airport received the World's Most Improved Airport Award from Skytrax.[12][13]

The construction project of the new Noi Bai international terminal also received the JICA President Award for 2015.[14]

Transit

One can generally do an international transit through the airport without a visa as long as one does not need to leave the security area.[15] There is the ability to pick up boarding passes within the security area including for some low cost airlines like VietJet.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Aero K Seoul–Incheon (begins 18 December 2024)[16]
Aero Mongolia Ulaanbaatar[17]
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Air China Beijing–Capital,[18] Shanghai–Pudong[19]
Air Macau Macau
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Narita[20]
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Bamboo Airways Da Lat, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Lijiang,[21] Nha Trang, Quy Nhon
Charter: Ibaraki, Tainan,[22] Tianjin[23]
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International
Cambodia Angkor Air Phnom Penh, Siem Reap[24]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific Manila
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Kunming,[25] Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an[26]
China Southern Airlines Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen[27]
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing[28]
Emirates Dubai–International
EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan
HK Express Hong Kong[29]
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong
IndiGo Kolkata[30]
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Narita
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Pudong (begins 6 December 2024)[31]
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Lao Airlines Luang Prabang, Vientiane
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Myanmar Airways International Yangon[32]
Philippine Airlines Manila[33]
Qatar Airways Doha
Scoot Singapore
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Singapore Airlines Singapore
Starlux Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[34]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[35]
T'way Air Daegu,[36] Seoul–Incheon
VietJet Air Ahmedabad,[37] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Buon Ma Thuot, Busan, Can Tho, Chu Lai, Da Lat, Da Nang, Delhi,[38] Denpasar,[39] Dien Bien Phu, Dong Hoi, Fukuoka,[40] Hiroshima,[41] Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong,[42] Hue, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,[43] Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur–International (begins 28 November 2024),[44] Melbourne,[45] Mumbai,[46] Nagoya–Centrair,[40] Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Phuket,[47] Phu Quoc, Pleiku, Quy Nhon, Seoul–Incheon, Siem Reap,[43] Singapore,[48] Sydney,[49] Taichung,[50] Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita,[51] Tuy Hoa, Yangon,[52] Zhangjiajie[53]
Charter: Yangyang
Vietnam Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital,[citation needed] Beijing–Daxing,[54] Buon Ma Thuot, Busan, Can Tho, Chengdu–Tianfu,[55] Chu Lai, Da Lat, Da Nang, Delhi, Dien Bien Phu, Dong Hoi, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Haikou,[56] Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hue, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur–International, London–Heathrow,[57] Luang Prabang, Macau,[58] Manila,[59] Melbourne,[60] Milan–Malpensa (begins 1 July 2025),[61] Moscow–Sheremetyevo (resumes 6 January 2025),[62] Mumbai,[63] Munich,[64] Nagoya–Centrair, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh ,[65] Phu Quoc, Pleiku, Quy Nhon, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen,[66] Siem Reap,[67] Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan (resumes 25 November 2024),[68] Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Tuy Hoa, Vientiane, Vinh, Yangon
Charter: Chongqing, Dalian, Ibaraki, Muan, Ningbo
Vietravel Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[69] Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City
Charter: Quy Nhon
West Air Chongqing[70]
XiamenAir Xiamen[71]
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Ground transportation

The future lines 2 and 6 of Hanoi Metro are planned to be extended to the airport.

Statistics

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Operational statistics of Noi Bai International Airport
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
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Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
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Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
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201312,847,056N/A352,322N/A89,835N/A[88]
201414,190,675Increase 10.6405,407Increase 16.4100,864Increase 12.3
201517,213,715Increase 19.85478,637Increase 18.1119,330Increase N/A[89]
201620,596,632Increase 19.65566,000[90]Increase 18.2N/AN/A
201723,824,400Increase 15.7712,677[91]Increase 25.99N/AN/A
201825,908,048Increase 8.7728,414Increase 8.7164,668N/A[92]
201929,304,631Increase 13.1708,580Decrease 2.7N/AN/A[93]
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