| Cam Ranh International Airport | |
| Nativename: | Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh |
| Iata: | CXR |
| Icao: | VVCR |
| Type: | Public / military |
| Owner-Oper: | Airports Corporation of Vietnam |
| City-Served: | Nha Trang |
| Location: | Cam Ranh Bay, Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Vietnam |
| Pushpin Label: | CXR/VVCR |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Elevation-F: | 40 |
| Elevation-M: | 12 |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 11.9981°N 109.2194°W |
| R1-Number: | 02L/20R |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,048 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 02R/20L |
| R2-Length-F: | 10,000 |
| R2-Length-M: | 3,048 |
| R2-Surface: | Concrete |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| Stat1-Header: | Total passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 9,747,172 18.2% |
| Stat-Year: | 2019 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Taseco Airs[1] |
Cam Ranh International Airport is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Cam Ranh, a provincial city in Khánh Hòa province in Vietnam. It serves the city of Nha Trang, the capital of Khánh Hòa province, which is 30km (20miles) from the airport.This airport handled 9,747,172 passengers in 2019,[2] making it the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam, after Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, and one of the fastest growing airports in the country.
Cam Ranh is the only airport in Vietnam that handles more international passengers than domestic passengers, with international passengers accounting for 70% in 2018.[3]
Cam Ranh Terminal 1 is used for domestic flights and Cam Ranh Terminal 2 (managed by Cam Ranh International Terminal (CRTC) JSC) is used for international flights.
The airport resides at an elevation of 40feet above mean sea level. The first runway, designated 02L/20R, whasith a concrete surface measuring 10000feetx150feetft (xft).[4] The second runway, designated 02R/20L, was opened in October 2019 with a concrete surface measuring 10000feetx150feetft (xft).[5]
A new passenger terminal of Cam Ranh International Airport started construction in 2007 and was inaugurated on 12 December 2009. The terminal covers an area of with a capacity of 800 passengers (600 domestic and 200 international) per hour. It has two aerobridges.[6] The terminal was upgraded between 2015 and 2016, increasing its capacity from 1.5 million to 2.5 million passengers annually.
T2 covers a total area of, made up of dedicated levels for departure and arrival processing. The terminal building has a unique architecture inspired by the shape of a swallow's nest, native to the Khanh Hoa Province, and the waves of Nha Trang Bay - a signature representation of the South Central Coast. T2 has four aerobridges and 10 boarding gates, as well as advanced equipment systems supplied by prestigious international companies.
Cam Ranh was the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam in 2012; it served 1.2 million passengers.
| Year | Total | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 683,000 | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | 1,000,000 | ||
| 2012 | 1,095,776 | ||
| 2013 | 1,509,212 | ||
| 2014 | 2,062,494 | ||
| 2015 | 2,722,833 | 889,820 | |
| 2016 | 4,858,362 | 2,244,786 | |
| 2017 | 6,400,000 | 3,650,903 | |
| 2018 | 8,250,000 | 5,211,987 | |
| 2019 | 9,747,172 | 6,500,000 | |
| 2020 | 3,305,057 | ||
| 2021 | 972,817 | 17,963 | |
| 2022 | 3,860,541 | 335,118 | |
| 2023 | 5,700,000 | 2,400,000 |