Tuy Hoa Airport
Airport in Vietnam
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Tuy Hoa Airport (IATA: TBB, ICAO: VVTH) is located at Phú Yên ward, just south of former Tuy Hòa city within the Đắk Lắk province, along the central coast of southern Vietnam.
Tuy Hoa Airport Sân bay Tuy Hòa | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Corporation of Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tuy Hòa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phú Yên, Đắk Lắk, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°02′58″N 109°20′01″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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  TBB/VVTH Location of airport in Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM,[2] STV[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
It was built in 1966 for the United States Air Force as Tuy Hoa Air Base. It was used by the U.S. Air Force (1966–70) and U.S. Army (1970-71), during the Vietnam War. It was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam in 1971, and came under Communist control after the South Vietnamese collapse of 1975.
Airlines and destinations
The nearest international airport is Cam Ranh International Airport, which is located 162 km (101 mi) south of Tuy Hoa Airport. The airport provides most domestic destinations to other parts of Vietnam as well as international routes to China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Thailand, and Russia.
