# Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV / VVBM)

**Buon Ma Thuot Airport** (IATA: BMV, ICAO: VVBM) is a medium airport in Buon Ma Thuot, Central Highlands Region, Vietnam. It opened in 1975. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2016 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvbm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BMV / VVBM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Buon Ma Thuot, Central Highlands Region, Vietnam
- Opened: 1975
- Elevation: 527 m / 1,729 ft
- Coordinates: 12.6683, 108.1200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 1,220,000 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Website: https://www.vietnamairport.vn/buonmathuotairport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buon_Ma_Thuot_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695570
- Ident: VVBM

## Timeline

- 1975: Buon Ma Thuot Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 271° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 410,724 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 535,084 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 695,147 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 830,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,220,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 260 km / 162 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 375 km / 233 mi · VietJet Air
- [VII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvvh.md) Vinh Airport · Vietnam · 724 km / 450 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [THD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvtx.md) Tho Xuan Airport · Vietnam · 853 km / 530 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [HPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvci.md) Cat Bi International Airport · Vietnam · 918 km / 570 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 982 km / 610 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BMV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 6
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 5

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2016) | #748 of 3,974 | #221 in Asia | #11 in VN |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =14 in VN |
| Elevation | 527 m / 1,729 ft | =10,395 of 43,403 | =791 in Asia | #5 in VN |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =366 in Asia | #18 in VN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =7 in VN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [DLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdl.md) Lien Khuong Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [TBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvth.md) Dong Tac Airport · 138 km / 86 mi
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · 141 km / 87 mi
- [PXU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpk.md) Pleiku Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Buon Ma Thuot Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buon_Ma_Thuot_Airport&oldid=1372380686), revision of 31 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvbm/data