Phu Quoc Airport (IATA: PQC, ICAO: VVPQ) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Phú Quốc), also known as Duong Dong Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay Dương Đông), was an airport located in Dương Đông town, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang
Province, Vietnam. The distance to other airports was 300 km fromTan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City), 130 km from Rạch Giá, 190 km from Cần Thơ, 200 km from Cà Mau and 540 km from Lien Khuong.
Due to the economic development of the island and continuous increase in passengers, a new airport project was constructed and built in an area of 8 square kilometers on Phú Quốc island at a cost of US$970 million. Upon completion, the airport had a paved runway of 3000 m x 50 m, capable of handling large aircraft like the Boeing 747. The new airport has a capacity of 7 million passengers per year.
On December 2, 2012, Phu Quoc Airport was closed and replaced by the new Phu Quoc International Airport
The airport was built by the French colonists in 1930s and further developed during the Vietnam War. The original airstrip had a 996-m-long runway. In 1975, following the fall of Saigon, this airport continued to serve commercial flights. In 1983, it was extended to 1496 m. In 1993, the runway surface was reinforced, a 148.5-m-long taxiway and an apron of 120 x 60 m were added. During 1994-1995, the new terminal was built and operated until the airport was closed in 2012.
From Phu Quoc International Airport to island center
It is only 2km from the airport to Duong Dong town, so you can easily get to the town by various means of transportation. There are cabs or motorbikes available outside of the airport to get to your hotel. From the airport, you can go to beautiful beaches such as beaches are Bai Sao, Bai Truong, Bai Khem, Bai Vong, Ong Lang, Bai Thom, Bai Dai (Long Beach) or Mount Chua, Pearl farming, Fish sauce factories, Pepper farming, Suoi Tranh waterfall, etc.Flight distance from Phu Quoc International Airport to some airports
- From Phu Quoc International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho chi minh City): 300km
- From Phu Quoc International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi): 1575km
- From Phu Quoc International Airport to Rach gia Airport (Kien Giang): 130km
- From Phu Quoc International Airport to Can tho Airport: 190km
It is easy to book daily flights of Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Can Tho, Kien Giang to Phu Quoc Island.
The flight operates from Cantho at 13:15 PM and arrival Phu Quoc at 14: 10 PM everyday , the price is about 660.000 VND/ Economy Class / 1 way/ person ( or 32 USD ) and return from Phu Quoc at 13:15 PM , gets back Can Tho at 14:10 PM. The flight distance is 123 miles, or 198 km, for direct flights, the flight time is 55’