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Gia Lam Air Base

21.0405°N 105.8860°E15 m / 50 ftMedium airport
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USINDOPACOM commander attends Vietnam Defence Expo 2024 (8812922)
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Bellino · Public domain · Commons

Gia Lam Air Base is a medium airport in Hanoi (Long Bien), Red River Delta Region, Vietnam. It has one runway, 2,003 m (6,571 ft) long, asphalt.

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Ga Trực thăng Gia Lâm
02/20024° / 204°
LENGTH2,003 m6,571 ftWIDTH31 m100 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

31 destinations · 17 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 miVII · Vinh Airport · 257 km / 160 miNNG · Nanning Wuxu International Airport · 294 km / 183 miVTE · Wattay International Airport · 486 km / 302 miCN-0032 · Kunming Wujiaba International Airport · 544 km / 338 miCN-0001 · Old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 797 km / 495 miDMK · Don Mueang International Airport · 970 km / 603 miPNH · Phnom Penh International Airport · 1,061 km / 659 miRGN · Yangon International Airport · 1,123 km / 698 miAKY · Sittwe Airport · 1,358 km / 844 miCCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · 1,808 km / 1,123 miSHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · 1,908 km / 1,186 miCN-0171 · Shanghai Longhua Airport · 1,916 km / 1,191 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 2,348 km / 1,459 miIXD · Prayagraj Airport · 2,512 km / 1,561 miID-0231 · Kemayoran Airport · 3,025 km / 1,880 miJDH · Jodhpur Airport · 3,385 km / 2,103 miKHI · Jinnah International Airport · 3,975 km / 2,470 miJSK · Jask Airport · 4,910 km / 3,051 miBUZ · Bushehr Airport · 5,569 km / 3,460 miDEF · Dezful Airport · 5,780 km / 3,592 miDME · Domodedovo International Airport · 6,714 km / 4,172 miSVO · Sheremetyevo International Airport · 6,751 km / 4,195 miOS67 · Mezzeh Airport · 6,900 km / 4,287 miKZS · Kastelorizo Airport · 7,454 km / 4,632 miLGTT · Tatoi Airport · 7,916 km / 4,919 miCFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 8,204 km / 5,098 miDE-0440 · Berlin-Schönefeld Airport · 8,326 km / 5,174 miNAP · Naples International Airport · 8,625 km / 5,359 miORY · Paris-Orly Airport · 9,204 km / 5,719 miMRS · Marseille Provence Airport · 9,233 km / 5,737 miGB-1268 · Croydon Airport · 9,243 km / 5,743 miGB-1268MRSNAPCFUKZSOS67SVODEFBUZJSKKHIID-0231IXDPEKCN-0171AKYPNHVTEORYLGTTJDHCCURGNDMKCN-0001CN-0032DE-0440NNGVIIDMEVVGL
Year-round31
VIIVinh AirportVietnam · Vietnam Airlines257 km160 miNNGNanning Wuxu International AirportChina · CAAC Airlines294 km183 miVTEWattay International AirportLaos · Air France, Royal Air Lao, Vietnam Airlines +1486 km302 miKunming Wujiaba International AirportChina · CAAC Airlines544 km338 miOld Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · CAAC Airlines797 km495 miDMKDon Mueang International AirportThailand · Air France, Vietnam Airlines970 km603 miPNHPhnom Penh International AirportCambodia · Vietnam Airlines, CAAC Airlines1,061 km659 miRGNYangon International AirportMyanmar (Burma) · Air France1,123 km698 miAKYSittwe AirportMyanmar (Burma) · Air France1,358 km844 miCCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportIndia · Air France1,808 km1,123 miSHAShanghai Hongqiao International AirportChina · CAAC Airlines1,908 km1,186 miShanghai Longhua AirportChina · CAAC Airlines1,916 km1,191 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Vietnam Airlines, CAAC Airlines2,348 km1,459 miIXDPrayagraj AirportIndia · Air France2,512 km1,561 miKemayoran AirportIndonesia · CAAC Airlines3,025 km1,880 miJDHJodhpur AirportIndia · Air France3,385 km2,103 miKHIJinnah International AirportPakistan · Air France3,975 km2,470 miJSKJask AirportIran · Air France4,910 km3,051 miBUZBushehr AirportIran · Air France5,569 km3,460 miDEFDezful AirportIran · Air France5,780 km3,592 miDMEDomodedovo International AirportRussia · Aeroflot6,714 km4,172 miSVOSheremetyevo International AirportRussia · Aeroflot6,751 km4,195 miMezzeh AirportSyria · Air France6,900 km4,287 miKZSKastelorizo AirportGreece · Air France7,454 km4,632 miTatoi AirportGreece · Air France7,916 km4,919 miCFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Air France8,204 km5,098 miBerlin-Schönefeld AirportGermany · Vietnam Airlines, Interflug8,326 km5,174 miNAPNaples International AirportItaly · Air France8,625 km5,359 miORYParis-Orly AirportFrance · Air France9,204 km5,719 miMRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Air France9,233 km5,737 miCroydon AirportUnited Kingdom · Air France9,243 km5,743 mi
Most destinationsAir France 19CAAC Airlines 8Vietnam Airlines 6Aeroflot 2Royal Air Lao 1Lao Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from VVGL. From the Wikipedia article “Gia Lam Airport” (revision of 5 Jul 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,003 m6,571 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=3,827of 29,823 · #1,075 Asia · #25 VNElevation15 m50 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,137of 43,341 · =2,608 Asia · =16 VNRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =7 VN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record