Da Nang International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Da Nang, South Central Coast Region (Vietnam)

IATA: DAD ICAO: VVDN

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

33 ft

10 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

16.0439°, 108.1990°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#480 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Vietnam)

#3 of 6 in VN

#4 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DAD in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #480 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #3 in Vietnam.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DAD lies at 10 m (33 ft), #545 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2 ft below the Vietnam median (35 ft, 6 airports); CXR is highest at 40 ft, 7 ft higher than DAD.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of DAD. Nearest published airport: Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), 152 NM, 11,155 ft (328 ft shorter than DAD); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

DAD runways: 17L/35R 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 17R/35L 10,000 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 6 in Vietnam; SGN leads by 985 ft (12,468 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17L/35R	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →