Chu Lai Airport (CLA) — Vietnam Private Jet Company

Chu Lai Airport (IATA: VCL, ICAO: VVCA) is an airport in Quang Nam province, located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone. During the Vietnam War, it was the Chu Lai Air Base of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force and the United States Air Force. On February 22, 2004, construction of the passenger terminal began. On March 22, 2005, the first commercial flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport landed here. Chu Lai Airport has the largest area among Vietnamese airports, with 3,000 hectares. The runway is 3,050 m long. During the Independence Vietnam War, B-52 aircraft often took off and landed here.

 

• English name: Chu Lai Airport (CLA).
• Address: Tam Nghia commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province.
• Fax: 0235.3535516
• Email: vanthuchulai@vietnamairport.vn
• Airport code (code): VCL (IATA), VVCA (ICAO).
• International passenger terminal: Domestic passenger terminal: 01 elevation, 02 floors
• Runway: 01 runway CHC 14/32
• Apron:
  • Parking lot No. 1 is the HKDD parking lot with 08 parking positions;
  • Parking lot No. 2 is an isolated parking lot;
  • Parking lot No. 3 is managed by the military.
• Operational capacity (domestic and international capacity): domestic has been renovated and increased capacity to: 600 passengers/peak hour and 1,700,000 passengers/year.
• Service hours: until 9pm daily.

 

Chu Lai Airport is located in Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in Quang Nam province, between Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces, in the central position of the country, in the key economic development region of the Central region, on the North-South traffic axis of railway, road, sea and air, with National Highway 14 connecting from Da Nang Port through the northern districts of the province to the Vietnam-Laos border and the Central Highlands provinces; in the near future, it will connect with the Trans-Asia road system, creating a favorable position for the province in economic exchange with the outside. Quang Nam is located between Da Nang city — the major economic center of the Central region in the North and Dung Quat industrial park, a large industrial park in the South, with Ky Ha port, with many large coastal sandy land areas, near the national power grid system, near fresh water sources, near the road and railway traffic axis.

 

Chu Lai Airport will be the driving force for the development of the two open economic zones Chu Lai and Dung Quat. Flight operations at the Airport have been closely linking the socio-economic development of the two provinces of Quang Nam — Quang Ngai with the whole region.

 

1. Location:

Chu Lai Airport is located in Tam Nghia commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province, in the Southeast of Tam Ky city — Quang Nam province, 27km from Tam Ky city. The airport is located on the shore of Dung Quat bay, 02km from the coast.

• The East borders the East Sea.
• The West borders National Highway 1A.
• The South borders Quang Ngai province.
• The North borders Chu Lai Open Economic Zone.

 

2. Development Process:

During the Vietnam Independence War, this was the Chu Lai Air Base of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force and the United States Air Force. After the Vietnamese Government established Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, the Civil Aviation Authority invested in a Passenger Terminal with a total floor area of ​​2,700 m2, which was started on February 22, 2004, and other facilities to serve the exploitation of flights to Chu Lai airport.

The historic moment came to Chu Lai airport on March 22, 2005, when Vietnam Airlines officially put into operation the commercial route Chu Lai — Ho Chi Minh City and vice versa with a frequency of 2 flights/week on Mondays and Thursdays. In order to better serve the travel needs of the people of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai provinces as well as tourists, and at the same time contribute to creating air connections between Quang Nam, Quang Ngai with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City, enhancing cultural, trade and investment exchanges, aiming at socio-economic development with Chu Lai Open Economic Zone and Dung Quat Economic Zone, while accelerating the implementation of the strategy to complete the international and domestic flight network of Vietnam Airlines.

On the afternoon of June 2, 2010, Chu Lai airport continued to welcome a new event — Vietnam Airlines Corporation coordinated with the People’s Committees of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces to organize the opening ceremony of the commercial flight route Hanoi — Chu Lai — Hanoi with a frequency of 04 flights/week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays by Fokker 70 aircraft.

On May 19, 2018, Jetstar Pacific Airlines launched the first flight with the route from Ho Chi Minh City — Chu Lai — Ho Chi Minh City by A320/A321 aircraft. On May 27, 2015, Vietjet Air also launched the first flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City — Chu Lai — Ho Chi Minh City by A320/A321 aircraft marks a new change for Chu Lai Airport.

Passenger volume through the terminal increased dramatically by the end of 2017, reaching nearly 700,000 passengers and at the beginning of 2018, nearly 800,000 passengers through the terminal, cargo began to increase sharply, with an average of about 4 tons of cargo arriving at Chu Lai Airport per day.

In 2019, passenger volume was approximately 1 million passengers. In 2020, despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger volume reached nearly 800,000 passengers through the terminal. Chu Lai airport is planned to become an international transit airport of the region and the area, meeting the needs of trade and socio-economic development of the two provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai in the period of integration and expansion of international investment cooperation.

 

3. Chu Lai Airport Infrastructure:

Chu Lai Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam with an area of ​​2006 hectares. It is a civil airport combined with military airport operations, allowed to receive regular and irregular flights, private aircraft, operating up to 24 hours.

According to the Prime Minister’s decision, this airport will soon be invested 11,000 billion VND to become an international cargo airport. With such an investment level, Chu Lai Airport will have a designed capacity of 5 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo per year. Currently, Chu Lai Airport’s airport area has 03 road systems including:

3.1. Runway (CHC):

• — Number of runways: 01
• — Information about runways:
  • Direction from: 1360 — 3160
  • Offset from: 00
  • Runway designation: 14/32
  • ICAO Annex 14 code: 4C
  • Dimensions:
    • Length: 3050 m
    • Width: 45 m
  • Runway shoulder: 5 m wide on each side
  • Average longitudinal slope: 0.0584% (14 to 32)
  • Typical transverse slope
  • CHC threshold coordinates and elevations
  • Coordinates:
    • End 14: 15024’56”.3623N — 108041’44”.7282E
    • End 32: 15023’46”.7728N — 108042’57”.6318E
• Elevation: 8m (MSL)
  Pavement type, declared bearing capacity according to ACN/PCN method: PCN=40/R/B/X/T
  CHC pavement: cement concrete

 

3.2. Taxiways and holding points:

• Total number of taxiways: 06
• Detailed information about taxiways: 01 main taxiway E1 parallel to the CHC road to the Northeast and 05 connecting taxiways numbered from E2 to E6 in the direction from North to South.
• Symbols and relative locations:
  • E1: parallel to the Northeast and 198m from the CHC roadside
  • E2, E3, E4, E5, E6.
• Type:
  • E1: parallel taxiway
  • Connecting taxiway:
    • E2
    • E3 (expressway taxiway)
    • E4
    • E5 (expressway taxiway).
    • E6
• Road surface type, load capacity:
  • Cement concrete surface
  • Load capacity: PCN = 40/R/B/X/T
• Dimensions:
  • E1: 3,050m x 25m.
  • E2: 198m x 152.5m.
  • E3: 390m x 22.5m.
  • E4: 198m x 22.5m.
  • E5: 390m x 22.5m.
  • E6: 198m x 83.5m.
• Restrictions when taxiing: Taxiing signs are only on one side

 

4. Passenger terminal:

• Time of operation: 2005
• Total area after renovation and upgrading: 4,000 m2
• Service capacity: 600 passengers/peak hour and 1,700,000 passengers/year
• Functional zoning:
  • 1st floor: public area, restricted area including aviation security check-in area, air transport procedures, passenger arrival area waiting to collect luggage, passenger service counters. The number of people on the 1st floor is mainly passengers, airline staff and employees of other businesses operating at the airport.
  • 2nd floor: Waiting area for boarding the plane, Room C, Skyboss; non-aviation business area, boarding gates for boarding the plane.
• International passenger terminal
• Domestic terminal

 

• List of services at the passenger terminal:

• • Airline services in the terminal:
  • Airline check-in services;
  • Last-minute air ticket sales services;
  • Baggage return services;
  • Passenger, baggage and cargo transportation services;
  • Checking and screening passengers, baggage, cargo, postal items and parcels.
  • Other aviation security services.
  • Non-aviation services:
  • Passenger transportation.
  • Leasing advertising space inside and outside the terminal.
  • Sales services.
  • Food and beverage services.
  • Travel agency services.
  • Tour operation services.

5. Aviation activities

• Airport level: 4C.
• Capability to accommodate aircraft types: B737, A320/A321 and other aircraft types with equivalent technical features and payload or less.
• Number of airlines currently operating: 04 (Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific, Vietjet Air; Bamboo Airways)
• Routes and destinations: SGN-VCL; HAN-VCL and vice versa.

According to the Quang Nam Provincial Planning for the period 2021 — 2030, with a vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister, Chu Lai International Airport is invested in construction with a scale of 4F airport.

Chu Lai International Airport will become an international aviation industry — service center with passenger, cargo, aviation logistics activities; flight training and coaching center.

At the same time, this airport will be a center for repairing and maintaining aircraft, manufacturing aviation components; connecting with duty-free zones and high-tech industrial parks, forming a center for manufacturing, processing, and processing high-tech, high-value products, and importing and exporting by air.

 

6. Private Jet Flight To Chu Lai Airport

 

Apart from commercial airline, JetVina is also providing private jet flights and air charter services to Chu Lai Airport from any airport in Vietnam or South-east and Asia Pacific. JetVina is one of very first private jet company based in Vietnam, with our wide and strong connection in Vietnam and Asia Pacific so we are able to offer clients the best private jet flight services at fastest and easiest manner with a various aircraft types to suit your demand.

To book a private jet flight to Vietnam or to Chu Lai Airport, Vietnam at the best prices as well as luxury ground transfer, please contact JetVina via Whatsapp or Telephone +84 396 919 611 or E reservations flights@jetvina.com.

 

7. Chu Lai Airport And Hoi An

 

Located on the northern bank of the lower Thu Bon River, Hoi An is an ancient town in Quang Nam, more than 30 km from Da Nang city and 122 km from Hue and 70 kilometers from Chu Lai airport. When mentioning Hoi An, we must mention the rows of ancient houses in turmeric yellow, the river shimmering with lanterns at night, or delicious dishes. JetVina has successfully organized more than 60 private jet flights between Chu Lai airport or Da Nang International and Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi, South Korea and other airport in South-east Asia in the past 3 years to bring hundreds of guests visit tourist attractions for vacation as well as business travel for companies located at Dung Quat Industrial zone. Traveling by private jet with JetVina allows businessman to avoid the fatigue of commercial flights.