GROUPING OF AERODROMES

AD 1.4 GROUPING OF AERODROMES

The criteria applied by Viet Nam in grouping aerodromes for the provision of information in this AIP are as follows:

1 Primary/major international aerodrome/heliport

The aerodrome/heliport of entry and departure for international air traffic in Viet Nam, where all formalities concerning customs, immigration, health, animal and plant quarantine and similar procedures are carried out and where air traffic services are available on a regular basis.

2 Secondary/other international aerodrome/heliport

Another aerodrome/heliport available for the entry or departure of international air traffic, where the formalities concerning customs, immigration, health and similar procedures and air traffic services are made available, on a restricted, to flights with prior approval only.

3 National aerodrome/heliport

An aerodrome/heliport available only for domestic air traffic, including those military aerodromes where civil air traffic is allowed under certain conditions.

4 The list of alternate aerodromes serving civil aviation operations

No	Location Indicator	Name of City/Aerodrome	Alternate for take-off	Alternate for landing	Alternate on the ATS route
1.	VVBM	Dak Lak/Buon Ma Thuot DOM	- Flight departing from BuonMa Thuot AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic flight	Domestic flight
2.	VVCA	~~Quang Nam~~ Da Nang/Chu Lai DOM	- Flight departing from Chu Lai AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic flight	Domestic flight (International flight is only used in emergencies)
3.	VVCI	Hai Phong/Cat Bi INTL	- Flight departing from Cat Bi AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
4.	VVCM	Ca Mau/Ca MauDOM	Flight departing from Ca Mau AD
5.	VVCR	Khanh Hoa/Cam Ranh INTL	- Flight departing from CamRanh AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
6.	VVCS	~~Ba Ria - Vung Tau~~ Ho Chi Minh/Con Son DOM	Flight departing from Con Son AD
7.	VVCT	Can Tho/Can Tho INTL	- Flight departing from CanTho AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
8.	VVDB	Dien Bien/Dien BienDOM	Flight departing from Dien Bien AD
9.	VVDH	Quang Tri/Dong Hoi DOM	- Flight departing from DongHoi AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights (International flight is only used in emergencies)
10.	VVDL	Lam Dong/Lien Khuong INTL	- Chuyến bay khởi hành từ sân bay Liên Khương; và - Flight departing from LienKhuong AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights (International flight is only used in emergencies)
11.	VVDN	Da Nang/Da Nang INTL	- Flight departing from DaNang AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
12.	VVNB	Ha Noi/Noi Bai INTL	- Flight departing from Noi Bai AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
13.	VVPB	Hue/Phu Bai INTL	- Flight departing from Phu Bai AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
14.	VVPC	~~Binh Dinh~~ Gia Lai/Phu Cat DOM	- Flight departing from Phu Cat AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights (International flight is only used in emergencies)
15.	VVPK	Gia Lai/PleikuDOM	Flight departing from PleikuAD
16.	VVPQ	An Giang/Phu Quoc INTL	- Flight departing from PhuQuoc AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
17.	VVRG	~~Kien~~ An Giang/Rach Gia DOM	Flight departing from Rach Gia AD
18.	VVTH	~~Phu Yen~~ Dak Lak/Tuy Hoa DOM	Flight departing from Tuy Hoa AD
19.	VVTS	Ho Chi Minh/Tan Son Nhat INTL	- Flight departing from TanSon Nhat AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights
20.	VVTX	Thanh Hoa/Tho Xuan DOM	- Flight departing from Tho Xuan AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights (International flight is only used in emergencies)
21.	VVVD	Quang Ninh/Van DonINTL	Flight departing from Van Don AD
22.	VVVH	Nghe An/Vinh DOM	- Flight departing from Vinh AD; and - Domestic flights	Domestic, international flights	Domestic, international flights (International flight is only used in emergencies)

Note: 22 aerodromes in Viet Nam are used as alternate aerodromes for flights departing from those aerodromes.