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Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast Region (Vietnam)
IATA: SGN ICAO: VVTS
Longest Active Runway
12,468 ft
3,800 meters
Field Elevation
33 ft
10 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
10.8188°, 106.6520°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Vietnam
Out of 24 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#184 Worldwide
Top 2.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#6210 MSL
Top 85.2% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+24.7%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Tan Son Nhat International Airport's longest active runway measures 12,468 ft (3,800 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Vietnam and #184 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
07R/25L 12,468 ft (3800m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
07L/25R 10,007 ft (3050m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ 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
Can Tho International Airport (Can Tho) VCA 71 NM (131.5 km) 9,843 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/sgn.json ↗