Noi Bai International Airport

Noi Bai International Airport
HANVVNB

Noi Bai International Airport

Hanoi (Soc Son), Vietnam · Asia
Asia Asia/Saigon IVCA 51.4
93direct destinations
54airlines
2runways
3,800 mLongest runway
1965opened

N?i Bài International Airport (IATA: HAN, ICAO: VVNB) is an international airport serving Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is the second busiest airport in Vietnam by passenger traffic, after Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. It is currently the main airport serving Hanoi, replacing the role of Gia Lam Airport. The airport consists of two passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. Terminal 1 serves domestic flights, and Terminal 2 (inaugurated on 4 January 2015) serves all international flights to and from Hanoi. The airport is currently the main hub of the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, travel carrier Vietravel Airlines, and an operating base of budget carriers Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air. The airport is located in Phú Minh commune in Sóc S?n district (now N?i Bài commune), about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of downtown Hanoi, via the new Nh?t Tân Bridge (also inaugurated on 4 January 2015). It can also be reached by National Road 3, which connects it with the eastern suburbs of Hanoi. The airport is also close to some satellite cities of Hanoi such as V?nh Yên, B?c Ninh and Thái Nguyên. The airport served a total of 13 million passengers in 2013, despite having a capacity of only 9 million at the time. The new international terminal, which had its first commercial flight on 25 December 2014 and went into full operation on 31 December 2014, has boosted the airport's total capacity to 20 million passengers per year.

Location

Mapa

21.221°N, 105.807°E · 12 m s. n. m. (39 ft)

General data

CountryVietnam
CityHanoi (Soc Son)
Coordinates21.221°N, 105.807°E
Elevation12 m s. n. m. (39 ft)
Time zoneAsia/Saigon
Longest runway3,800 m
Opened1965
Direct destinations93

Runways · 2

11R/29L
Length3,800 m12,467 ft
Width45 m148 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓
11L/29R
Length3,200 m10,499 ft
Width45 m148 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓

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

Radio frequencies · 15

Tower

118.400118.900

Ground

121.650121.900

Clearance delivery

119.250125.225

ATIS (automatic information)

127.000

Approach

120.075121.000125.100126.575

Area control (center)

123.300125.900132.300133.650
Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

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

The airport was developed immediately south of the Phúc Yên Air Base and opened on 2 January 1978. Civil operation was only between communist countries, with international flights from China, East Germany, Soviet Union, and after the unification, adding other countries in the Southeast Asia region. Handling these flights were a set of three small buildings: Terminal G2 (Vietnamese: Ga 2 - Ga Qu?c t? ?i) for international departures, Terminal G3 (Vietnamese: Ga 3 - Ga hàng không ???ng bay trong n??c) for domestic departures and arrivals, and Terminal G4 (Vietnamese: Ga 4 - Ga Qu?c t? ??n) for international arrivals. These terminals were continuously renovated to handle the increasing number of flights. However, in the end they were too small for the actual need, and the new terminal was built and was completed to operate in 2001. The old terminals were then demolished to make place for the current cargo terminal. The airport has been a SkyTeam hub since mid-2010, after Vietnam Airlines joined the network that year.

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_han,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HAN},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HAN}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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