LTH · Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh), Vietnam
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction).
--:--:-- · ICT (UTC+07:00) · 10.7728° N, 107.0406° E
Long Thanh International Airport
Future airport to serve Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LTH
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 342100; ident VN-0018; scheduled service not listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Long Thanh International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
15 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LTH / VVLT
OurAirports ident
VN-0018
GPS / local code
VVLT
ISO region
VN-SE
Scheduled service
Not listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Not matched
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--ICT · UTC+07:00
Time zone
ICT
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · UTC+07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
45 km
Approximate distance to central Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh).
Official source
Long Thanh International Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Hanoi
Languages
Vietnamese
Currency
VND (₫)
Country area
331,212 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
phase-1 passenger terminal planned for 25 million passengers per year
Runways
1 phase-1 runway planned
Longest runway
Not clearly stated
Runway surface
Not clearly stated
Opened / operator
Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Owner / entity
Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Hub airlines
Future Vietnam gateway project; this page should read as under-construction planning context, not a live operating airport.
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Not listed
Fact coverage
15 source-backed signals
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) is a international scheduled-service gateway for Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh), Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh)'s built-up core sits roughly 45 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (UTC+07:00, ICT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) (LTH / VVLT) is at 10.7728° N, 107.0406° E, elevation 249 ft (76 m), serving Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh), Vietnam.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh) is in Vietnam (capital Hanoi); on Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (ICT, UTC+07:00); working languages: Vietnamese; currency: VND (₫).
Distance from central Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh): 45 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LTH.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) (LTH / VVLT)
Long Thanh International Airport · Future airport to serve Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Source identifiers
VN-0018 · VVLT · VN-SE
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service not listed
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
LTH is a future Ho Chi Minh City region airport intended to relieve Tan Son Nhat congestion rather than a current scheduled-service field.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for LTH; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The Long Thanh project sits in Dong Nai province and is planned as the second major airport for the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Surface access cue
Surface-access and live operating-date details should stay tied to current ACV project updates because LTH is still a project-stage airport in this snapshot.
Kept as traveler context from the source trail; current road, rail, and bus operations still need official confirmation.
Name or history cue
Phase 1 was approved with one passenger terminal, one runway, and a 25-million-passenger annual design target.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Long Thành
long-thanh · 10 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 27,084 · city coordinates 10.7891, 106.9503
2. Phú Mỹ
phu-my · 16 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 287,055 · city coordinates 10.6333, 107.0667
3. Xóm Mỹ Xuân
xom-my-xuan · 18 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 32,345 · city coordinates 10.6167, 107.0667
4. Trảng Bom
trang-bom · 20 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 57,560 · city coordinates 10.9536, 107.0059
5. Thị Trấn Ngải Giao
thi-tran-ngai-giao · 26 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 49,065 · city coordinates 10.6471, 107.2458
6. Xuân Lộc
xuan-loc · 28 km from LTH
Vietnam · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · population 253,140 · city coordinates 10.9333, 107.2333
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SGN VVTS
Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Ho Chi Minh City
43 km from LTH · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · elevation 33 ft (10 m) · airport coordinates 10.8188, 106.6520
2. VCA VVCT
Can Tho International Airport · Can Tho
165 km from LTH · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 10.0834, 105.7094
3. KTI VDTI
Techo International Airport · Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang)
240 km from LTH · Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h · elevation 20 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 11.3600, 104.9213
4. PNH VDPP
Phnom Penh International Airport · Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey)
255 km from LTH · Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h · elevation 40 ft (12 m) · airport coordinates 11.5472, 104.8447
Route-time reference set
1. LTH-VCA
Can Tho · 165 km · 1h 2m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · +0h from LTH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LTH-KTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) · 240 km · 1h 8m
Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h from LTH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LTH-PNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) · 255 km · 1h 9m
Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h from LTH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 phase-1 runway planned
Lighting count not present in the runway snapshot.
Same-country airport context
1. SGN VVTS
Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Ho Chi Minh City · 43 km from LTH
large airport · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · vietnam · 33 ft (10 m) · 10.8188, 106.6520
2. VCA VVCT
Can Tho International Airport · Can Tho · 165 km from LTH
large airport · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · vietnam · 9 ft (3 m) · 10.0834, 105.7094
3. DAD VVDN
Da Nang International Airport · Da Nang · 599 km from LTH
large airport · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · vietnam · 33 ft (10 m) · 16.0439, 108.1990
4. HPH VVCI
Cat Bi International Airport · Haiphong (Hai An) · 1117 km from LTH
large airport · Asia/Bangkok · vietnam · 6 ft (2 m) · 20.8174, 106.7243
5. HAN VVNB
Noi Bai International Airport · Hanoi (Soc Son) · 1169 km from LTH
large airport · Asia/Bangkok · vietnam · 39 ft (12 m) · 21.2212, 105.8070
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Long Thanh is retained because it is a major future airport entity, not because it currently has scheduled passenger service in the source snapshot.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LTH.
Source note 2
The phase-1 design target is one passenger terminal and one runway with 25 million passengers per year.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LTH.
Source note 3
The page should keep future-tense language until the airport has a stable operating source trail.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LTH.
Source note 4
It will be the second airport to serve the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, after the existing Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which is the busiest airport in Vietnam.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LTH.
Country and authority
LTH sits in Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), whose capital is Hanoi. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, South-Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Vietnamese. Currency context: VND (₫). LTH is not listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Future airport to serve Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: LTH is a future Ho Chi Minh City region airport intended to relieve Tan Son Nhat congestion rather than a current scheduled-service field. Location cue: The Long Thanh project sits in Dong Nai province and is planned as the second major airport for the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area. Surface access cue: Surface-access and live operating-date details should stay tied to current ACV project updates because LTH is still a project-stage airport in this snapshot. Name or history cue: Phase 1 was approved with one passenger terminal, one runway, and a 25-million-passenger annual design target.
Entity fingerprint
Owner / owning body: Airports Corporation of Vietnam. Administrative area: Dong Nai province · Long Thanh district
Field and clock profile
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) is a near sea-level field at 249 ft (76 m), positioned at 10.7728° N, 107.0406° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 phase-1 runway planned. The airport clock uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (ICT, UTC+07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Long Thành is the closest retained city-time anchor at 10 km. SGN Ho Chi Minh City is the closest retained airport alternative at 43 km.
Country airport peers
LTH is compared with SGN Ho Chi Minh City at 43 km, VCA Can Tho at 165 km, DAD Da Nang at 599 km, HPH Haiphong (Hai An) at 1117 km, HAN Hanoi (Soc Son) at 1169 km inside the retained Vietnam airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
LTH-VCA Can Tho: 165 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. LTH-KTI Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang): 240 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. LTH-PNH Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey): 255 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VN-0018 backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
phase-1 passenger terminal planned for 25 million passengers per year
Runway footprint
1 phase-1 runway planned
Runway identifiers
Not listed
OurAirports classifies LTH as a large airport; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh).
LTH (VVLT) is a near sea-level field at 249 ft (76 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LTH also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as future vietnam gateway project; this page should read as under-construction planning context, not a live operating airport..
LTH's runway record lists 1 phase-1 runway planned.
Airports Corporation of Vietnam is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LTH.
- Long Thanh is retained because it is a major future airport entity, not because it currently has scheduled passenger service in the source snapshot.
- The phase-1 design target is one passenger terminal and one runway with 25 million passengers per year.
- The page should keep future-tense language until the airport has a stable operating source trail.
- It will be the second airport to serve the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, after the existing Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which is the busiest airport in Vietnam.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Long Thanh International Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LTH
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LTH uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (ICT, UTC+07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) is about 45 km from central Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh); build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SGN Ho Chi Minh City is the closest retained alternate at 43 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LTH inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LTH ranks #4 in the curated Vietnam airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 6 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
LTH shares Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh with DAD Da Nang VN · SGN Ho Chi Minh City VN · VCA Can Tho VN. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LTH is 249 ft (76 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include YQB 244 ft (74 m) (5 ft delta) · LAD 243 ft (74 m) (6 ft delta) · DUB 242 ft (74 m) (7 ft delta) · GOJ 256 ft (78 m) (7 ft delta) · MAN 257 ft (78 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LTH's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SGN 43 km +0h · VCA 165 km +0h · KTI 240 km +0h · PNH 255 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Tho | VCA | 165 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | KTI | 240 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) | PNH | 255 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LTH to VCA
Can Tho
Distance 165 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh is +0h from LTH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LTH to KTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang)
Distance 240 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Asia/Phnom_Penh is +0h from LTH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LTH to PNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey)
Distance 255 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Asia/Phnom_Penh is +0h from LTH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh), surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Ho Chi Minh City is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LTH, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Long Thành
long-thanh · 10 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Phú Mỹ
phu-my · 16 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Xóm Mỹ Xuân
xom-my-xuan · 18 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Trảng Bom
trang-bom · 20 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thị Trấn Ngải Giao
thi-tran-ngai-giao · 26 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Xuân Lộc
xuan-loc · 28 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Long Khánh
long-khanh · 28 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Biên Hòa
bien-hoa · 30 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thủ Đức
thu-gjuc · 31 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dĩ An
di-an · 33 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thành Phố Bà Rịa
thanh-pho-ba-ria · 34 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nhà Bè
nha-be · 34 km · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Can Tho (VCA), Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) (KTI), Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) (PNH). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Future Vietnam gateway project; this page should read as under-construction planning context, not a live operating airport..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: phase-1 passenger terminal planned for 25 million passengers per year.
- Runway footprint: 1 phase-1 runway planned.
- Runway surfaces: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Operator / management: Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: Future Vietnam gateway project; this page should read as under-construction planning context, not a live operating airport..
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LTH. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Tan Son Nhat International AirportSGN
Ho Chi Minh City · large airport
- Distance
- 43 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 33 ft (10 m)
Compare against SGN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Can Tho International AirportVCA
Can Tho · large airport
- Distance
- 165 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against VCA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Techo International AirportKTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) · large airport
- Distance
- 240 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
Compare against KTI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Phnom Penh International AirportPNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) · large airport
- Distance
- 255 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 40 ft (12 m)
Compare against PNH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) (LTH) in?▾
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) is in the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh timezone (UTC+07:00, ICT).
What are the codes for Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction)?▾
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) uses IATA code LTH and ICAO code VVLT.
Where is Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) located?▾
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) is located in Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh), Vietnam at coordinates 10.7728° N, 107.0406° E, with an elevation of 249 ft (76 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) from central Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh)?▾
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) sits roughly 45 km from the nearest mapped city center for Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh).
Which route reference is most useful from LTH?▾
Can Tho (VCA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, and a +0h difference from LTH.
What other airports in Vietnam are close peers to LTH?▾
LTH's curated peers in Vietnam on this site include SGN Ho Chi Minh City, VCA Can Tho, DAD Da Nang, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction) have?▾
Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction)'s source-backed operational summary lists 1 phase-1 runway planned.