DINVVDB

Dien Bien Phu Airport

Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam · Asia

Asia Asia/Saigon

2direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

2,400 mLongest runway

Dien Bien Airport (IATA: DIN, ICAO: VVDB) is located at ?i?n Biên Ph? in Vietnam.

Location

21.397°N, 103.008°E · 491 m s. n. m. (1.611 ft)

General data

CountryVietnam

CityDien Bien Phu

IATA codeDIN

ICAO codeVVDB

Coordinates21.397°N, 103.008°E

Elevation491 m s. n. m. (1.611 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Saigon

Runways1

Longest runway2,400 m

OperatorAirports Corporation of Vietnam

Direct destinations2

Runways · 1

17/35

Length2,400 m7,874 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

118.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

Điện Biên Phủ Airport was established in 1954 as Mường Thanh Airfield. The main purpose of it is to serve the French HQ in Điện Biên Phủ at the time of the First Indochina War.

4 years after the French left Điện Biên Phủ, in 1958, commercial flights to the airport started, operated by the Air Force, but only for a while due to the low demand at the time. In 1984, along with the 30th Anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, flights from Hanoi to Điện Biên Phủ resumed, operated by the Antonov An-24. 10 months later, in January 30, 1995, this route is once again suspended because of the runway needed to be repaired. After the repair, flight resumed, this time being operated by the ATR 72. In 2004, the airport's apron is extended to 12000 square meters, with 4 parking stands for ATR 72 aircraft.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Vietnam Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN

MLA

“Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_din,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/DIN}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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