Cat Bi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Haiphong (Hai An), Red River Delta Region (Vietnam)

IATA: HPH ICAO: VVCI

Longest Active Runway

10,007 ft

3,050 meters

Field Elevation

6 ft

2 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

20.8174°, 106.7243°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #542 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#911 of 7558

Top 12.0% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Vietnam)

#4 of 6 in VN

#9 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HPH in numbers: 10,007 ft longest runway · tied #542 of 650 published · #911 of 7,558 worldwide (top 12.0%) · #4 in Vietnam.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HPH lies at 2 m (6 ft), #643 of 650 published airports by elevation and 1.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 29 ft below the Vietnam median (35 ft, 6 airports); CXR is highest at 40 ft, 34 ft higher than HPH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), 56.8 NM, 12,466 ft. HAN has the radius's longest runway, 2,459 ft more than HPH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,007 ft (3,050 m)

HPH runway: 07/25 10,007 × 164 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 6 in Vietnam; SGN leads by 2,461 ft (12,468 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	10,007 ft (3050 m / 3.050 km)	164 ft (50m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi (Soc Son))	`HAN`	56.8 NM (105.2 km)	12,466 ft	✅ Lighted

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