# Gia Lam Air Base, Hanoi (Long Bien), Vietnam

**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.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Hanoi (Long Bien), Red River Delta Region, Vietnam
- Elevation: 15 m / 50 ft
- Coordinates: 21.0405, 105.8860
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,003 m / 6,571 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Lam_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1320404
- Weather station: VVNB · WMO 48820
- Ident: VVGL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,003 m / 6,571 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 024° / 204° |  |

## Routes

25 destinations in 16 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (25)

- [VII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvvh.md) Vinh Airport · Vietnam · 257 km / 160 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 486 km / 302 mi · Air France, Vietnam Airlines, Lao Airlines
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 970 km / 603 mi · Air France, Vietnam Airlines
- [PNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdpp.md) Phnom Penh International Airport · Cambodia · 1,061 km / 659 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Air France
- [AKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vysw.md) Sittwe Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 1,358 km / 844 mi · Air France
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 1,808 km / 1,123 mi · Air France
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,348 km / 1,459 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [IXD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vial.md) Prayagraj Airport · India · 2,512 km / 1,561 mi · Air France
- [JDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijo.md) Jodhpur Airport · India · 3,385 km / 2,103 mi · Air France
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 3,975 km / 2,470 mi · Air France
- [JSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oizj.md) Jask Airport · Iran · 4,910 km / 3,051 mi · Air France
- [BUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oibb.md) Bushehr Airport · Iran · 5,569 km / 3,460 mi · Air France
- [DEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiad.md) Dezful Airport · Iran · 5,780 km / 3,592 mi · Air France
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 6,714 km / 4,172 mi · Aeroflot
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 6,753 km / 4,196 mi · Aeroflot
- [OS67](https://dromopedia.com/airports/os67.md) Mezzeh Airport · Syria · 6,900 km / 4,287 mi · Air France
- [KZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkj.md) Kastelorizo Airport · Greece · 7,454 km / 4,632 mi · Air France
- [LGTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgtt.md) Tatoi Airport · Greece · 7,916 km / 4,919 mi · Air France
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 8,204 km / 5,098 mi · Air France
- [DE-0440](https://dromopedia.com/airports/de-0440.md) Berlin-Schönefeld Airport · Germany · 8,326 km / 5,174 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 8,625 km / 5,359 mi · Air France
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 9,204 km / 5,719 mi · Air France
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 9,233 km / 5,737 mi · Air France
- [GB-1268](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1268.md) Croydon Airport · United Kingdom · 9,243 km / 5,743 mi · Air France

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 19
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 6
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 2
- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,003 m / 6,571 ft | =3,827 of 29,858 | #1,069 in Asia | #25 in VN |
| Elevation | 15 m / 50 ft | =39,196 of 43,403 | =2,602 in Asia | =16 in VN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =7 in VN |

## Nearby airports

- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · 22 km / 13 mi
- [VN-0030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vn-0030.md) Hoa Lac Airfield · 41 km / 26 mi
- [VVKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvkp.md) Kep Air Base · 55 km / 34 mi
- [VV03](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vv03.md) Haiphong Kien An Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [HPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvci.md) Cat Bi International Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [VN-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vn-0004.md) Yen Bai Air Base · 132 km / 82 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: “Gia Lam Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gia_Lam_Airport&oldid=1362719341), revision of 5 Jul 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/vvgl/data