VVGL
Gia Lam Air Base
MVFR
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Name
Gia Lam Air Base
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ICAO / GPS
VVGL / VVGL
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:06 pm (ICT)
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Municipality
Hanoi (Long Bien)
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Coordinates
21° 2′ 25″ N 105° 53′ 9″ E
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Elevation
26 ft (8 m MSL)
About Gia Lam Air Base
Gia Lam Airport (ICAO: VVGL) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Gia Lâm) is an airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, located in Long Biên District, on the eastern bank of the Red River. It is primarily a military field, used by the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF), with MiG-21 fighters and Kamov Ka-28 helicopters stored in revetments. The airfield was inaugurated in 1936, before the Japanese occupation of French Indochina. The airport is currently used for military training activities, as well as for chartered helicopter taxi flights for tourists visiting nearby attractions such as Ha Long Bay. There are plans to convert Gia Lam to a civilian airport, serving short flights to and from locations in Northern Vietnam.