# Da Nang International Airport (DAD / VVDN)

**Da Nang International Airport** (IATA: DAD, ICAO: VVDN) is a large airport in Da Nang, South Central Coast Region, Vietnam. It opened in 1935. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is operated by Airports Corporation of Vietnam. In 2019 it handled 15.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DAD / VVDN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Corporation of Vietnam
- Serves: Da Nang, South Central Coast Region, Vietnam
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft
- Coordinates: 16.0439, 108.1990
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 15,504,650 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Website: http://www.danangairportonline.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Nang_International_Airport (114 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q773330
- Weather station: VVDN · WMO 48855
- Ident: VVDN

## Timeline

- 1935: Da Nang International Airport opens.
- 24 Dec 1966: 1966 Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash. 111 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 172° / 352° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 172° / 352° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 1,710,758 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 2,079,758 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 2,479,307 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 2,877,078 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,090,877 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,376,775 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,989,687 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 6,722,587 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 8,783,429 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 10,801,927 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 13,229,663 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 15,504,650 | Wikidata |

## Routes

44 destinations in 17 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (33)

- [HUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpb.md) Phu Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 66 km / 41 mi · Hai Au Aviation
- [VDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdh.md) Dong Hoi Airport · Vietnam · 237 km / 147 mi · Hai Au Aviation
- [BMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvbm.md) Buon Ma Thuot Airport · Vietnam · 375 km / 233 mi · VietJet Air
- [VII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvvh.md) Vinh Airport · Vietnam · 402 km / 250 mi · VietJet Air
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 463 km / 288 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [DLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdl.md) Lien Khuong Airport · Vietnam · 478 km / 297 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [THD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvtx.md) Tho Xuan Airport · Vietnam · 517 km / 321 mi · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [HPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvci.md) Cat Bi International Airport · Vietnam · 553 km / 344 mi · VietJet Air
- [VDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvvd.md) Van Don International Airport · Vietnam · 571 km / 355 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 605 km / 376 mi · Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways, VietJet Air
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 628 km / 390 mi · Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways, VietJet Air
- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 637 km / 396 mi · Lao Airlines
- [VCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvct.md) Can Tho International Airport · Vietnam · 715 km / 444 mi · VietJet Air
- [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 796 km / 495 mi · Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 843 km / 524 mi · Vietnam Airlines, Emirates, Thai Airways, Thai Vietjet Air
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 849 km / 528 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 920 km / 572 mi · Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 1,386 km / 861 mi · Philippines AirAsia, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific
- [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · Taiwan · 1,466 km / 911 mi · Tigerair Taiwan
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,632 km / 1,014 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,640 km / 1,019 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, VietJet Air
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · Tigerair Taiwan, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines, EVA Air
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 1,698 km / 1,055 mi · Scoot, Vietnam Airlines, Singapore Airlines, VietJet Air
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 2,173 km / 1,350 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 2,962 km / 1,841 mi · Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, VietJet Air
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 2,981 km / 1,852 mi · Air Premia, Vietnam Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Air Seoul, Air Busan, Eastar Jet, Trinity Airways, VietJet Air
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 2,984 km / 1,854 mi · Trinity Airways, Aero K
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 3,383 km / 2,102 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 3,798 km / 2,360 mi · VietJet Air
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 3,807 km / 2,366 mi · VietJet Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 3,866 km / 2,402 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 4,659 km / 2,895 mi · Qanot Sharq
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,557 km / 3,453 mi · Emirates

### Seasonal (1)

- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 4,228 km / 2,627 mi · Air Astana

### Seasonal charter (13)

- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 1,386 km / 861 mi · VietJet Air
- [DVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmd.md) Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Philippines · 2,141 km / 1,330 mi · VietJet Air
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 2,962 km / 1,841 mi · Korean Air
- [VVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhww.md) Vladivostok International Airport · Russia · 3,792 km / 2,356 mi · VietJet Air
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 4,228 km / 2,627 mi · VietJet Air
- [KHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhhh.md) Khabarovsk Novy Airport · Russia · 4,366 km / 2,713 mi · VietJet Air
- [NOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unww.md) Spichenkovo Airport · Russia · 4,589 km / 2,851 mi · VietJet Air
- [KJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unkl.md) Krasnoyarsk International Airport · Russia · 4,657 km / 2,894 mi · VietJet Air
- [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 4,855 km / 3,017 mi · VietJet Air
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 5,074 km / 3,153 mi · VietJet Air
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 6,610 km / 4,107 mi · VietJet Air
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 7,345 km / 4,564 mi · VietJet Air
- [MSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umms.md) Minsk National Airport · Belarus · 7,932 km / 4,929 mi · Belavia, VietJet Air

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 14

### Passenger (33)

- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 28
- 9G [Sun PhuQuoc Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-phuquoc-airways) · 3
- BX [Air Busan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-busan) · 2
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 2
- QH [Bamboo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bamboo-airways) · 2
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 2
- Hai Au Aviation · 2
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 2
- [Tigerair Taiwan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tigerair-taiwan) · 2
- TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 2
- RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1
- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 1 · seasonal
- YP [Air Premia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-premia) · 1
- RS [Air Seoul](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-seoul) · 1
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 1
- B2 [Belavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belavia) · 1 · seasonal charter
- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1
- Z2 [Philippines AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippines-airasia) · 1
- HH [Qanot Sharq](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qanot-sharq) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 1
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 15.5M (2019) | #145 of 3,974 | #46 in Asia | #3 in VN |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =149 in Asia | #4 in VN |
| Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =2,749 in Asia | =22 in VN |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =71 in Asia | =4 in VN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in VN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [HUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpb.md) Phu Bai International Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [VCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvca.md) Chu Lai Airport · 90 km / 56 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Da Nang International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Da_Nang_International_Airport&oldid=1375776596), revision of 20 Sep 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/vvdn/data