Da Nang International Airport Đà Nẵng International Airport ( ) is located in Đà Nẵng , the largest city in central Vietnam . It is the third international airport in the country , besides Noi Bai International Airport ( Hanoi ) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport ( Ho Chi Minh City ) , and is an important gateway to access central Vietnam . In addition to its civil aviation , the runway is shared with the Vietnamese People ' s Air Force ( " VPAF " , the " Không Quân Nhân Dân Việt Nam " ) , although military activities are now extremely limited . The airport handled 3 million passengers in 2011 , and it is estimated that it will serve 3 . 6 million passengers in 2012 and the number will reach 6 million milestone in 2016 to its full terminal capacity . An expansion of the new terminal is currently considered to increase its capacity to 10 million passengers per annum by 2020 . History . Situated on flat , sandy ground on the south side of the major port city of Da Nang , the area was ideal for an airfield , having unobstructed approaches to its north / south runways . Tourane Airport was built by the French colonial government in the 1930s as a civilian airport . During World War II , and the Japanese occupation of French Indochina , the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force used it as a military air base . After the war , the facility was used by the French Air Force during the French Indochina War ( 1945 – 1954 ) . In 1953 / 54 the French laid a NATO - standard asphalt runway at Tourane and stationed loaned American B - 26 s " Invaders " of the Groupe de Bombardement 1 / 19 Gascogne . In 1954 after the Geneva Peace Accords , these B - 26 ' s were returned to the United States . In 1955 , the newly established Republic of Vietnam Air Force ( VNAF ) inherited from the French a token force of fifty - eight aircraft . These included a few squadrons of Cessna L - 19 observation aircraft , C - 47 transports and various utility aircraft . Tourane Airfield was turned over to civilian use , with the South Vietnamese using facilities at Bien Hoa , Nha Trang and at Tan Son Nhut , near Saigon . In 1957 the VNAF re - established a presence at the renamed Da Nang Airport , stationing the 1st Liaison Squadron with Cessna L - 19s . The South Vietnamese Army ( ARVN ) also used Da Nang as a ranger training facility . Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia . During the Vietnam War ( 1959 – 1975 ) , the facility was known as Da Nang Air Base , and was a major United States military base . Once little more than a provincial airfield , the facility was expanded to with two asphalt runways with concrete touchdown pads . parallel taxiways , and a heliport . Recent history . During the year 2006 , Da Nang Airport counted one million passengers annually ( 40 , 000 international passengers ) , the first time since 1975 it had reached this level . By comparison , both the fourth - ranked Phu Bai Airport and fifth - ranked Cam Ranh Airport counted around 400 , 000 total passengers in the same year . In order to cope with increasing traffic , a new passengers terminal opened on December 2011 . Facilities . Da Nang International Airport has two paved , parallel runways ( 17 - 35 orientation ) capable of handling large , modern aircraft such as Boeing 747s , 767s and Airbus 320 s . Traffic volume at Da Nang averages 100 to 150 flights every 24 hours . Annual traffic was circa 1 . 45 million in 2007 and is expected to reach four million by 2020 . A new 20 , 000m² terminal , priced at USD $ 84 million with a capacity of 4 million passengers per year , is expected to be completed by 31 December 2011 , opening to receive its first domestic flight on 12 December . The feasibility study for the renovation of the airport was partially sponsored by the United States Trade and Development Agency ( USTDA ) , and was completed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2006 . The new terminal will include five boarding gates , baggage handling systems , departure and arrivals areas , flight information display system ( FIDS ) , common user terminal equipment ( CUTE ) , fire detection system s and comprehensive public address and security system s , including screening equipment . Additionally , one of the airport ' s two runways will be extended from to . Once the project is completed — after a total investment of USD $ 160 million — the airport will have a total capacity of six million passengers per year . The new terminal was put into operation on December 15 , 2011 . Airlines and destinations . Current regular and terminated flights serving Da Nang International Airport are as follows : Terminated routes . Pacific Airlines inaugurated its daily flight between Da Nang and Hanoi in November 2005 , giving domestic passengers an additional choice when flying between Da Nang and the capital , a route that had long been monopolized by Vietnam Airlines . At the beginning of 2008 , Korean Air and Asiana Airlines announced the operation of summer charters between Seoul ( Incheon International Airport ) and Da Nang . Both carriers plan to convert this route to year - round regular scheduled service if this summer charter season proves to be successful . TransAsia Airways started service between Taipei and Da Nang in December 2009 , and China Southern Airlines began service between Guangzhou and Da Nang in January 2010 ; flights operate twice weekly . The Vietnamese Government is hoping to serve more flights , to destinations such as Phnom Penh , Hong Kong , Siem Reap , Japan , South Korea and Thailand after the construction of the new international terminal is complete in 2011 . Both Tiger Airways and AirAsia terminated their respective SIN - DND and KUL - DND flight due to high airport fees .