Vung Tau Airport is a small airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 in southern Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. The airport serves the city of Vung Tau

Vung Tàu

Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...

 and is located near the downtown of the city.

Facilities

There is a 1,800 m paved runway (as of 2006). The airport is capable of handling small aircraft such as ATR-72 and AN-38.

History

During the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

, the airport was used as an airbase of the United States Army, the South Vietnamese Air force and the United States Navy and the Air Force.

Airlines and destinations

The Southern Service Flight Company

Southern Service Flight Company

Southern Service Flight Company is a Vietnam People's Army-owned chartered airline in Vietnam, which provides helicopter flights to various purposes, namely oil platform service, search and rescue operations and cargo freight service. The company is based in Vung Tau Airport, Vung Tau,...

provides helicopter services for petroleum exploration and production activities offshore of Vung Tau.