Tan Son Nhat International Airport
| Continent: Asia | Country: Vietnam |
| Tan Son Nhat International Airport | |
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City |
| IATA code | SGN |
| ICAO code | VVTS |
| Airport type | Mixed-Use Commercial |
| Website | https://www.hochiminhcityairport.com/ |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.7 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | 125.5 |
| ATIS | 128.0 |
| Plane Spotting Hotels guide | |
Official Spotting Locations
All official spotting locations at SGN are located inside coffee shops, which makes accessibility to shelter, restroom, food & drink a lot easier compared to many other airports worldwide.
However, in tradeoff, the weather condition in Tan Son Nhat is usually not so ideal for spotting. It is usually cloudy with haze, decreasing the visibility. But everything should be fine as long as the sun is shining, you can do the de-haze during your post-editing work.
Bui Sai Gon Coffee Shop
Sample images:
Nok Air Boeing 737-800 is about to land toward 25R
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 banking left after taking off from 07L
Lava Coffee Shop
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VietJet A321neo approaching runway 25R
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-200ER about to land toward runway 25R
Ngam May Bay Coffee Shop
Sample images:
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 landing 25R during thunderstorm
Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 ready to depart from runway 25L
Long Van Coffee Shop
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Air France Boeing 777-300ER departing from 25L
Face to face with EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER vacating runway 25R via W6
Cargolux Boeing 747-8F landing toward runway 07R
55 Coffee Shop
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Kalitta Air Boeing 747-400F departing from 25L
Vietnam Airlines lining up runway 07L for departure
Bay Coffee Shop
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Locations Map
Locations to Avoid
If you walk around the aircraft approach & take off path, there could be some nice spot. However, that is not recommended because it might be dangerous exposing your expensive camera gear to many people. Safety first!
Regular Traffic
Most of the time, traffic uses 25R for arrivals and 25L for departures. Occasionally, during high east wind season, there is a chance that flights will use 07L for departures and 07R for arrivals.
Passenger
| Airline | Aircraft | Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-300ER | Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport |
| AirAsia | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo | Johor Bahru Senai International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Penang International Airport |
| Air Astana | Boeing 757-200 | Almaty International Airport |
| Air China | Boeing 737-800 | Beijing Capital Airport |
| Air France | Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER | Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport |
| Air New Zealand | Boeing 787-9 | Auckland Airport (Seasonal) |
| All Nippon Airways | Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 787-8 (from May 1, 2018 [1]) | Tokyo Narita Airport |
| Asiana Airlines | Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 747-400 | Incheon International Airport |
| Cambodia Ankor Air | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, ATR72-500 | Phnom Penh International Airport, Siem Reap International Airport, Sihanoukville International Airport |
| Cathay Pacific | Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900 Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 777-300ER | Hong Kong Airport |
| Cebu Pacific | A320-200 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
| China Airlines | Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 777-300ER | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
| China Eastern Airlines | Airbus A320-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800 | Kunming Changshui International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
| China Southern Airlines | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Boeing 737-800 | Beijing Capital Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, |
| Edelweiss Air (from November 16, 2018 [2]) | A340-300 | Zurich Airport (Seasonal) |
| Emirates | Boeing 777-300ER | Dubai International Airport |
| Etihad Airways | Airbus A330-200 | Abu Dhabi International Airport |
| EVA Air | Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330,200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-300ER | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
| Finnair | Airbus A350-900 | Helsinki Vantaa Airport |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Airbus A320-200 | Hong Kong Airport |
| Japan Airlines | Boeing 787-8 | Tokyo Haneda Airport, Tokyo Narita Airport |
| Jeju Air | Boeing 737-800 | Incheon International Airport |
| Jetstar Airways | Boeing 787-8 | Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, Sydney Airport |
| Jetstar Asia Airways | Airbus A320-200 | Singapore Changi Airport |
| Jetstar Pacific Airlines | Airbus A320-200 | Hub at Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
| Korean Air | Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER | Incheon International Airport |
| Lanmei Airlines | Airbus A321-200 | Siem Reap International Airport |
| Lao Airlines | ATR72-500 | Pakse International Airport |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Boeing 787-8 | Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Seasonal) |
| Malaysia Airlines | Boeing 737-800 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
| Malindo Air | Boeing 737-800 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
| Mandarin Airlines | Boeing 737-800 | Taichung Airport |
| Nok Air | Boeing 737-800 | Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport |
| Nordwind Airlines | Airbus A330-200, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER | Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport |
| Philippine Airlines | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
| Philippines AirAsia | Airbus A320-200 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
| Qatar Airways | Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 787-8 | Doha Hamad International Airport |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | Airbus A320-200 | Brunei International Airport |
| Scoot | Airbus A320-200 | Singapore Changi Airport |
| Sichuan Airlines | Airbus A320-200 | Nanning Wuxu International Airport |
| Singapore Airlines | Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200ER | Singapore Changi Airport |
| Thai AirAsia | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo | Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport |
| Thai Airways | Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-8 | Bangkok International Airport |
| Thai Lion Air | Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER | Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport |
| Turkish Airlines | Airbus A330-300 | Atatürk International Airport |
| T'way Airlines | Boeing 737-800 | Incheon International Airport |
| Vietjet Air | Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321neo | Hub at Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
| Vietnam Airlines | ATR72-500, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 787-9 | Hub at Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
| VASCO | ATR72-500 | Hub at Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
| XiamenAir | Boeing 737-800 | Xiamen Airport |
Cargo
| Airline | Aircraft |
| AeroLogic | Boeing 777F |
| Air Hong Kong | Airbus A300F |
| Cargolux | Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-8F |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Boeing 747-400F |
| China Airlines Cargo | Boeing 747-400F |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Boeing 777F |
| Etihad Cargo | Airbus A330-200F, Boeing 777F |
| FedEx | Boeing 757-200F, Boeing 767-300F |
| Korean Air Cargo | Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-8F, Boeing 777F |
| Lufthansa Cargo | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| MASkargo | Airbus A330-200F |
| Qatar Cargo | Airbus A330-200F, Boeing 777F |
| Raya Airways | Boeing 757-200F, Boeing 767-200F |