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 to 25R

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 banking left after taking off from 07L

Lava Coffee Shop

Sample images:

VietJet A321neo approaching runway 25R

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-200ER about to land to runway 25R

Ngam May Bay Coffee Shop

Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 landing 25R during thunderstorm

Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 ready to depart from runway 25L

Long Van Coffee Shop

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

Bay Coffee Shop

Other Spotting Locations

Location

Locations to Avoid

Location

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

Facilities and Transportation