Phu Bai International Airport

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On October 30, 2005, Phú Bài Airport officially welcomed its first international flight since it was allowed to receive international flights by Vietnamese government in 2002. The charter flight operated by Austrian Airlines carried Austrian tourists from Luang Prabang, Laos.

On May 24, 2007, Changi Airports International (CAI) announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province for the development of Phu Bai–Hue International Airport. This MOU was signed as part of the Vietnamese government's launch of a tourism master plan to develop Thua Thien Hue Province as the next international tourism destination of Vietnam.

The MOU was signed by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ly, Chairman of People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province and Mr. Chow Kok Fong, Chief Executive Officer of CAI in Vietnam. The event was witnessed by officials from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).{{Cite web |url=http://www.cai.sg/press/press_release.htm#24May2007 |title=Changi Airports International |access-date=2007-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725121030/http://www.cai.sg/press/press_release.htm#24May2007 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |url-status=dead }}

On February 23, 2013, Phú Bài Airport was expected to close for eight months for runway repairs and upgrades, estimated between 500 and 600 billion Vietnam Dong.{{cite web |url=http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news13/18-HueAirport.shtml |title=Phu Bai International Airport in Vietnam to Reopen on 20 September 2013 |date=2013-08-01 |access-date=2014-12-14}} The airport was actually closed from March 20 to September 20, two months less than planned.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/vietjet-air-increases-flights-to-hue-for-airports-reopening-1697.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422160642/http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/vietjet-air-increases-flights-to-hue-for-airports-reopening-1697.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2016|title=VietJet Air increases flights to Hue for airport's reopening|date=July 29, 2013|website=Thanh Nien Daily}} During this period, tourists who wished to travel to Hue by air had to use Da Nang International Airport.{{Cite web|url=http://www.caa.gov.vn/Default.aspx?tabid=0&catid=419.435&articleid=9147|title = CỤC HÀNG KHÔNG VIỆT NAM | Cục hàng không Việt Nam}}

A new terminal invested by The Airports Corporation of Vietnam with total investment of about VNĐ2.250 trillion (US$96.9 million) will cover about 10,118sq.m and have capacity of five million passengers per year by 2020 and up to 6.5-7 million passengers by 2025. This terminal is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2021.{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/society/570501/phu-bai-intl-airport-to-have-new-passenger-terminal.html|title=Phú Bài int'l airport to have new passenger terminal|publisher=Vietnam News|date=2019-12-30|access-date=2019-12-31}}

Terminal T2 has two floors, of which the first floor includes the arrival hall, baggage conveyor belt, immigration area, port authority, customs, VIP waiting room, lost luggage room, security control. The second floor is the area for domestic and international check-in procedures, security control, departure, and waiting to board the plane. The terminal also has two waiting areas for businessmen and VIP passengers.

Terminal T2 is connected to the aircraft parking area by 4 telescopic bridges, including 3 code C bridges and one double telescopic bridge, which can handle one code E aircraft or 2 code C aircraft at the same time. In addition, there are also auxiliary facilities such as car, taxi, bus, and convoy parking lots built in front of the terminal.

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|Pacific Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

|VietJet Air | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

|Vietnam Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

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