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Gia Lam Air Base

ICAO VVGLMedium airport

Gia Lam Air Base is a medium airport near Hanoi (Long Bien) in Red River Delta Region, Vietnam. It is listed as ICAO VVGL. The airport is located at 21.0405° / 105.8860° at an elevation of 15 m (50 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,003 m. The nearest airport is 108 Hospital Northeast Heliport, 3.6 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Gia Lam Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
ICAO code	`VVGL`
Identifier	`VVGL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Hanoi (Long Bien)
Region	Red River Delta Region
Country	Vietnam
Coordinates	21.04050, 105.88600
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	21° 02′ 25.80″ N 105° 53′ 09.61″ E
Elevation	15 m (50 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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