Tho Xuan Airport
| Thọ Xuân Airport Sân bay Thọ Xuân Cảng hàng không Thọ Xuân |
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IATA: THD[1] – ICAO: VVTX
 VVTX
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| Airport type | Civil/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Vietnam People's Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Thanh Hóa | ||||||||||
| Location | Sao Vàng | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | m / 73 ft | ||||||||||
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Thọ Xuân Airport, formerly Sao Vàng Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay Sao Vàng, Vietnamese: Sân bay Thọ Xuân) (also known as Thanh Hoá Air Base or Bai Thuong Air Base), is an airport located in Sao Vàng town in Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province, 45 km northwest of the provincial capital Thanh Hóa. The airport is currently operated by Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF).
This airport handled 90,000 passengers in 2013, 160,000 passengers in 2014 and is estimated to serve 550,000 passengers in 2015, an increase of more than 300%[2]
Contents
History
Vietnam War
The air base was built in 1968 and was used as a forward staging bases with MiGs temporarily deployed from other VPAF bases..[3]
On the morning of 13 April 1972 the airfield was attacked by B-52s, destroying one MiG-17 and cratering the runway.[4] The base was attacked again by US Navy A-6s in May 1972.[5]
Current use
The base is home to the VPAF 923rd Fighter-bomber Squadron operating the Sukhoi Su-30MKK.
The government of Vietnam implemented an upgrading project to add more civil facilities in order to turn the airport into a mixed civilian/military airport in early 2013. It is planned to become a relief airport for Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| VietJet Air | Ho Chi Minh City [6] |
| Vietnam Airlines | Ho Chi Minh City[7] |
| Jetstar Pacific Airlines | Buon Ma Thuot, Ho Chi Minh City |
References
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External links
- Government to implement three airport projects on Vietnamnet.net
- Thanh Hoa told to rethink civil airport project Saigon Times
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