Tan Son Nhat International Airport is an important airport in Vietnam. With its prime location and modern infrastructure, Tan Son Nhat Airport has shown its role in connecting regions in Vietnam with the world. To better understand the overview and infrastructure, let's find out with JetVina right below.
I. Overview of Tan Son Nhat International Airport?
Tan Son Nhat Airport is officially called Tan Son Nhat International Airport and in English is Tan Son Nhat International Airport. This is one of the largest and most important airports in Vietnam. Located on Truong Son Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, this airport has an extremely favorable location, about 8km north of the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam with an area of about 1,500 hectares. The maximum capacity of the airport serves nearly 40 million passengers/year.
English name of the airport: Tan San Nhat International Airport.
Address: Truong Son Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City
Country code: +84
Phone: 028 3848 5383
IATA code: SGN
ICAO code: VVTS
GMT time: +7
Number of terminals: 2 (Domestic Terminal: 40,948m2, International Terminal: 108,921m2)
Apron: (42.26 ha) 100 parking positions (for commercial operations and overnight parking), capable of receiving large-body aircraft
Runway: 2
25R/07L: 3,048m x 45.72m, PCN: 85R/B/W/T
25L/07R: 3,800m x 45.72m, PCN: 63R/B/X/T
Taxiway: 15: Min. Width/ Min. width: 22.86m
Load capacity/PCN: 61/R/B/X/T
Airport used jointly by military and civil aviation
Throughput capacity: 40 million passengers/year
In terms of geographical location, this airport is located about 8km north of Ho Chi Minh City center. This is considered the most important air traffic and cargo transit hub in the Southern region.
II. History of construction and development of Tan Son Nhat International Airport
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Tan Son Nhat International Airport has a unique history of construction and development.
Initially, the airport was built in 1930 under the management of the French colonialists and was designed to serve military purposes. By 1956, the US Government supported the expansion of the airport, creating a runway longer than 3000m and made of concrete to replace the original red dirt runway.
During the Vietnam Independence War, Tan Son Nhat Airport became an important military base for the Republic of Vietnam Air Force and the United States Army. After the country was unified, the Vietnamese government took over and directly managed the airport. Since then, the airport has undergone a development process to serve domestic and international civil flights. Today, Tan Son Nhat plays an important role in connecting passengers to the southern provinces and is an important link in Vietnam's international trade.
III. Infrastructure of Tan Son Nhat airport
1. Runway
Tan Son Nhat International Airport has 2 runways with different sizes of 3,048m45m and 3,800m45m.
2. Apron
The aircraft parking lot at Tan Son Nhat airport is designed to serve both day and night, with a total of 80 commercial parking positions.
This apron is capable of handling a wide range of aircraft, from small and medium-sized to large wide-body aircraft. These aircraft include Airbus A350, A330, A380, Boeing 747-400, 787, 767, ATR-72, and other equivalent aircraft. Ensuring that the airport is capable of serving a wide range of aircraft and meeting the needs of civil and commercial aviation.
3. Passenger terminal
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is equipped with two main passenger terminals, Domestic Terminal T1 and International Terminal T2. The areas of the two terminals are 40,948m2 and 115,834m2 respectively.
Domestic Terminal T1:
Ground Floor (G Floor): This is the Domestic Arrivals Hall, where passengers can move to the baggage carousels if they have checked baggage. Passengers without checked baggage can continue straight through the Arrivals Hall entrance to leave the terminal.
Floor 1: Domestic Departures Hall, including the airline check-in area, security control area, waiting area for passengers with domestic flights, along with the aircraft gates and other amenities.
International Terminal T2:
Ground Floor (G Floor) and Level 1: International Arrivals, where passengers after international flights will go through immigration procedures and collect checked baggage (if any).
Floor 2: International Departures, where passengers go through the necessary procedures at the airline counter, security control, and departure procedures. They then move to the waiting area to board their international flights.
The renovation and division of floors in the two terminals helps optimize the travel process and provide a convenient experience for passengers at Tan Son Nhat airport.
IV. Construction of Tan Son Nhat T3 terminal with 5 floors and 112,500 m2 started
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Accordingly, the groundbreaking ceremony of package No. 12 for construction and installation of equipment for the T3 passenger terminal project - Tan Son Nhat International Airport was held simultaneously with the groundbreaking ceremony of a number of packages of Long Thanh International Airport.
According to Decision 657 of the Prime Minister, the T3 terminal project includes 3 main items: passenger terminal, high-rise parking garage combined with non-aviation services and overpass system in front of the terminal.
The total investment of the project is 10,990 billion VND. The capital to implement the project is mobilized from ACV's equity capital (70%) and commercial loans (30%).
The passenger terminal item has a scale of 1 basement and 4 floors above ground, with a total construction floor area of 112,500 m2.
The terminal has a linear shape similar to the existing terminal, designed into 2 separate departure and arrival elevations. The terminal has 90 traditional airline check-in counters, 20 automatic bag drop counters and 42 check-in kiosks, 27 boarding gates, 6 departure baggage handling islands and 10 arrival baggage return islands, and 25 passenger security control gates.
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