Tan Son Nhat International Airport

For description of the airfield while operated as a military airfield by the USAF and VNAF, see Tan Son Nhut Air Base.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Vietnamese: Tân Sơn Nhất
IATA: SGN ICAO: VVTS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Southern Airports Authority
Serves	Ho Chi Minh City
Elevation AMSL	10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates	10°49′08″N 106°39′07″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07L/25R 3,048 10,000 Concrete 07R/25L 3,800 12,468 Concrete

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is an airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is the largest airport in Vietnam. It served 8.5 million passengers in 2006 and 11 million passengers in 2007, more than a half of total passengers in Vietnam's airports, as well as two-thirds of international passenger traffic for Vietnam. The airport covers 850 ha (2,100 acres). The airport can handle up to 17 million passengers per year in the two terminals (Domestic, International). The new international terminal was opened on 14th August 2007.

History

This airport was built by the French colonists in 1930s. During Vietnam War, the United States made the airport larger to serve the war. After the Fall of Saigon in April 1975, this airport was made commercial.

Terminals and other buildings

Passenger terminals

Terminal 1 (T1 Domestic)

The French built this terminal originally. At first, it covered 1,800 m² (19,000 sq ft). Between 1954-1975 when the airport quickly became popular, it was upgraded 4 more times: in 1956, 1960, 1963, and 1969. In 1972, the terminal covered 10,800 m² (116,000 sq ft)^{[citation needed]} and can handle up to 1.5 million passengers per year^{[citation needed]}

Recently, after years of upgrades to meet the traffic demand, the terminal capacity increased to 15 million passengers per year in 2023. Its floor area is 40,948 m² (440,760 sq ft) with 20 gates (4 aerobridge gates and 16 remote gates)