Lien Khuong Airport (IATA: DLI, ICAO: VVDL) (Vietnamese: Cảng hàng không Liên Khương) is an airport located in Đức Trọng District, about 30 km south of Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province. It is the largest among 4 airports in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. The major reconstruction in order to handle bigger aircraft was completed in December 2009. This airport handled 1,690,000 passengers in 2019, an increase of 18.3% against that of 2014.[2]
Lien Khuong Airport (originally Lien Khanh) was built by the French colonists in 1933 with a 700-meter-long soil runway. From 1956 - 1960 the American army reconstructed and upgraded Lien Khuong Airport with rather completed facilities is not the infrastructure is quite complete, the terminal was designed in French architecture, with three stories. The terminal had a capacity of 50,000 passengers per year or about 120 passengers/peak hour.[3]
In 1957 there was a commercial flight 5 days a week from Saigon to Dalat operated by Air Vietnam utilising a Douglas DC-3. The flight continued from Dalat to Banmethuot and then other cities before reversing its route. By 1962 the frequency had increased to 2 flights per day. By 1969 the DC-3 planes had been replaced by DC-4s and an additional flight per day was added to the schedule. By 1972 the frequency was reduced to 1 flight per day utilising DC-3 and DC-4s.
During 1964–1972, the runway, apron, packing, access roads went through improvement and reinforcement, the runway was refaced with asphalt from 8–10 cm in depth. As a result of this improvement, the runway reached 1,480 m long and 37 m wide, the apron was 23,100 square meters, apron of 2,106 square meters, access road was 2,100 meters long. Following the unification of Vietnam on 30 April 1975 until 1980, this airport was controlled and operated by the Vietnam People's Army, the airport mainly served high ranking governmental leaders on business and lifting residents from northern Vietnam to Lâm Đồng in the so-called "New Economic Movement".[3]
From 1981 to 1985 Lien Khuong Airport served civil service flights with Ho Chi Minh City - Lien Khuong route (one flight weekly) on Yak-40 aircraft but all civil flights was suspended due to low passenger traffic.
Since 1992 Lien Khuong Airport resumed its civil services with Ho Chi Minh - Lien Khuong, and Huế – Lien Khuong on Yak-40 and was later replaced by ATR 72. The Huế – Lieng Khuong was later suspended.
The old terminalThe new terminal
Since October 2004, this airport has served more air link with Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport with Fokker 70 aircraft. As of December 2009, there are two daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, one flight daily to Hanoi.[3]
Military activityedit
Aeroflot Russia ran connection flights within Vietnam with Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft during 1981–89. It is suspected that the SovietVVS Air Force carried out operations from Lien Khuong after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Russia disbanded 2 of 3 defensive VVS interceptor squadrons consisting of Su-27, MiG-25, and 13 Yak-50 within Da lat in the summer of 1999. The fate of the retired aircraft is unknown. Possible transfer to People's Army of Vietnam PAVN and/or People's Air Defense Force of Vietnam PADFV to Hanoi.
Servicesedit
The new 12,400-square-meter passenger terminal was inaugurated on December 26, 2009. The new two-floor terminal will enable the Lien Khuong airport to serve international flights in the region in 2010. The terminal is capable of receiving 1.5-2 million passengers per year. [4]
A shuttle van to Da Lat is available for 40,000 dong; tickets are available near baggage collection, however seats quickly fill up. A taxi would be around 250,000 dong (15 US dollars).
Accidents and incidentsedit
On 29 December 1973, Douglas C-53D EM-3 of Air America overran the runway on landing. The aircraft was substantially damaged and was not salvaged due to the presence of land mines in the area. It was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All nine people on board survived.[20]
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^"VietJet Air Expands Da Lat – South Korea Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^"VietJet Air expands Can Tho network from late-April 2019".
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External linksedit
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Lien Khuong Airport IATA DLI ICAO VVDL Vietnamese Cảng hang khong Lien Khương is an airport located in Đức Trọng District about 30 km south of Da Lat Lam Đồng Province It is the largest among 4 airports in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam The major reconstruction in order to handle bigger aircraft was completed in December 2009 This airport handled 1 690 000 passengers in 2019 an increase of 18 3 against that of 2014 2 Lien Khuong AirportCảng hang khong Lien KhươngIATA DLIICAO VVDLSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerAirports Corporation of VietnamServesDa LatElevation AMSL3 156 ft 962 mCoordinates11 45 02 N 108 22 25 E 11 75056 N 108 37361 E 11 75056 108 37361MapDLILocation of airport in VietnamRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 09 27 10 663 3 250 AsphaltStatistics 2019 Passengers2 340 000 1 Contents 1 History 2 Military activity 3 Services 4 Airlines and destinations 5 Statistics 6 Ground transport 7 Accidents and incidents 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editLien Khuong Airport originally Lien Khanh was built by the French colonists in 1933 with a 700 meter long soil runway From 1956 1960 the American army reconstructed and upgraded Lien Khuong Airport with rather completed facilities is not the infrastructure is quite complete the terminal was designed in French architecture with three stories The terminal had a capacity of 50 000 passengers per year or about 120 passengers peak hour 3 In 1957 there was a commercial flight 5 days a week from Saigon to Dalat operated by Air Vietnam utilising a Douglas DC 3 The flight continued from Dalat to Banmethuot and then other cities before reversing its route By 1962 the frequency had increased to 2 flights per day By 1969 the DC 3 planes had been replaced by DC 4s and an additional flight per day was added to the schedule By 1972 the frequency was reduced to 1 flight per day utilising DC 3 and DC 4s During 1964 1972 the runway apron packing access roads went through improvement and reinforcement the runway was refaced with asphalt from 8 10 cm in depth As a result of this improvement the runway reached 1 480 m long and 37 m wide the apron was 23 100 square meters apron of 2 106 square meters access road was 2 100 meters long Following the unification of Vietnam on 30 April 1975 until 1980 this airport was controlled and operated by the Vietnam People s Army the airport mainly served high ranking governmental leaders on business and lifting residents from northern Vietnam to Lam Đồng in the so called New Economic Movement 3 From 1981 to 1985 Lien Khuong Airport served civil service flights with Ho Chi Minh City Lien Khuong route one flight weekly on Yak 40 aircraft but all civil flights was suspended due to low passenger traffic Since 1992 Lien Khuong Airport resumed its civil services with Ho Chi Minh Lien Khuong and Huế Lien Khuong on Yak 40 and was later replaced by ATR 72 The Huế Lieng Khuong was later suspended nbsp The old terminal nbsp The new terminal Since October 2004 this airport has served more air link with Hanoi s Noi Bai International Airport with Fokker 70 aircraft As of December 2009 there are two daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City one flight daily to Hanoi 3 Military activity editAeroflot Russia ran connection flights within Vietnam with Ilyushin Il 86 aircraft during 1981 89 It is suspected that the Soviet VVS Air Force carried out operations from Lien Khuong after the fall of Saigon in April 1975 Russia disbanded 2 of 3 defensive VVS interceptor squadrons consisting of Su 27 MiG 25 and 13 Yak 50 within Da lat in the summer of 1999 The fate of the retired aircraft is unknown Possible transfer to People s Army of Vietnam PAVN and or People s Air Defense Force of Vietnam PADFV to Hanoi Services editThe new 12 400 square meter passenger terminal was inaugurated on December 26 2009 The new two floor terminal will enable the Lien Khuong airport to serve international flights in the region in 2010 The terminal is capable of receiving 1 5 2 million passengers per year 4 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsAirAsiaKuala Lumpur InternationalAsiana AirlinesSeoul Incheon 5 Bamboo AirwaysCan Tho 6 Da Nang 7 Hanoi 8 VinhJeju AirSeoul Incheon 9 Korean AirSeoul Incheon 10 Pacific AirlinesHanoi Ho Chi Minh City MuanThai VietJet AirBangkok Suvarnabhumi 11 VietJet AirBusan 12 Can Tho 13 Da Nang Hai Phong 14 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City 15 Seoul Incheon 16 VinhVietnam AirlinesCan Tho 17 Hai Phong 18 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Thanh Hoa 17 Vinh 19 Statistics editFlights Out of Lien Khuong Airport by Frequency Rank Destinations Frequency Weekly 1 Hanoi 63 2 Ho Chi Minh City 56 3 Da Nang 7 4 Vinh 7 5 Hue 3 6 Hai Phong 6 7 Bangkok 7 8 Seoul Incheon 6 9 Can Tho 4 10 Kuala Lumpur 4 11 Lanzhou 2 Year Number of passengers 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 675 995 2015 862 164 2016 1 300 000 2017 1 600 000 2018 1 750 000 2019 2 340 000Ground transport editA shuttle van to Da Lat is available for 40 000 dong tickets are available near baggage collection however seats quickly fill up A taxi would be around 250 000 dong 15 US dollars Accidents and incidents editOn 29 December 1973 Douglas C 53D EM 3 of Air America overran the runway on landing The aircraft was substantially damaged and was not salvaged due to the presence of land mines in the area It was operating a non scheduled passenger flight All nine people on board survived 20 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal List of airports in VietnamReferences edit Kết quả sản xuất kinh doanh của ACV Năm 2015 sản lượng hanh khach thong qua cảng đạt tren 63 triệu lượt tăng 24 2 so với năm 2014 ACV 2016 01 19 Archived from the original on 2016 01 28 Kết quả sản xuất kinh doanh của ACV Năm 2015 sản lượng hanh khach thong qua cảng đạt tren 63 triệu lượt tăng 24 2 so với năm 2014 in Vietnamese ACV 2016 01 19 Archived from the original on 2016 01 28 a b c GIỚI THIỆU CHUNG VỀ CẢNG HANG KHONG LIEN KHƯƠNG Southern Airports Corporation 2006 06 09 Archived from the original on 2017 06 30 Retrieved 2009 12 30 New terminal opens in Central Highlands airport VietnamNet 2009 12 29 Archived from the original on 2009 12 31 Asiana Airlines NW23 Southeast Asia Network Additions Aeroroutes Retrieved 16 October 2023 Từ ngay 05 thang 8 năm 2020 Bamboo Airways mở them 4 đường bay kết nối Cần Thơ CAAV in Vietnamese 4 August 2020 Retrieved 15 September 2020 Hang hang khong Việt mở mới nhiều đường bay đến Đa Nẵng gt Routesonline 6 March 2019 제주항공 인천 달랏 신규취항 베트남 노선 국적사 중 최다 Jeju Air launching Incheon Da LAt operate largest Vietnam route in Korean carriers in Korean Chosun Biz 3 November 2023 Korean Air adds da Lat service from June 2019 Routesonline Archived from the original on 2019 06 07 Retrieved 2019 06 07 Thai VietJet Air to Resume Da Lat Service in Dec 2022 Aeroroutes 17 November 2022 VietJet Air Expands Da Lat South Korea Service in NS23 Aeroroutes Retrieved 28 April 2023 VietJet Air expands Can Tho network from late April 2019 Vietjet Air Adds New Domestic Routes from May 2016 airlineroute Retrieved 28 April 2016 VietJetAir mở đường bay TPHCM Đa Lạt Thời bao Kinh tế Sai Gon Online 2014 02 27 Archived from the original on 2017 12 01 Retrieved 2014 03 04 Liu Jim 6 December 2019 VietJet Air further expands Seoul service in Jan 2020 routesonline Retrieved 13 December 2019 a b Vietnam Airlines tiếp tục mở 5 đường bay nội địa mới Vietnam Airlines in Vietnamese Retrieved 3 July 2020 Vietnam Airlines sắp mở 6 đường bay mới Vietnambiz in Vietnamese June 2020 Retrieved 1 June 2020 Vietnam Airlines khai trương hai đường bay mới nhan dịp ngay sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chi Minh Vietnam Airlines in Vietnamese Retrieved 1 June 2020 Accident description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 26 August 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lien Khuong Airport Official website of Southern Airports Corporation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lien Khuong Airport amp oldid 1220661118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
