Tan Son Nhat International Airport Vietnamese: Tân Sơn Nhất | |||||||||||||||
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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 / 10.81889°N 106.65194°E | ||||||||||||||
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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.