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Gia Lam Air Base
VVGLHanoi (Long Bien), VietnamELEV 50 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gia Lam Air Base (VVGL) sits in Hanoi (Long Bien), Vietnam, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 50 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
VVGL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Noi Bai International Airport (HAN, 12 nm), Cat Bi International Airport (HPH, 49 nm), and Van Don International Airport (VDO, 86 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VVGL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VVGL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VVGL
IATA
—
FAA / Local
VVGL
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
21.0405° N · 105.8860° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Vietnam fields
state range 6–3,156 ft
At 50 ft, VVGL sits higher than 64% of the 22 Vietnam fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmHANNoi Bai International AirportHanoi (Soc Son)
- 49nmHPHCat Bi International AirportHaiphong (Hai An)
- 86nmVDOVan Don International AirportVan Don
- 95nmCN-0053Baihe Ningming Air BaseNingming
- 109nmNEUSam Neua Airport
- 139nmVIIVinh AirportVinh
Location
Open the full mapVVGL · Gia Lam Air Base · Hanoi (Long Bien), Vietnam