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Flights and the airport: new routes, new operator, new terminal
Phu Quoc International Airport has changed operator, gained an airline based on the island and is building a second terminal and runway for APEC. This brief collects the dated items, from the first flight of the new airline in November 2025 to the revised airport plan in October 2026.
Who runs the airport
Airport operation passes from ACV to Sun Airport JSC
2 January 2026. Tuoi Tre News reported that at a ceremony on 1 January 2026 the management, operation and exploitation of Phu Quoc International Airport passed from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, the state-run operator, to Sun Airport JSC. Deputy Minister of Construction Le Anh Tuan handed over the operating licence. The ministry asked the new operator to speed up investment in infrastructure, technology and service quality.
The report put traffic in 2025 at about 6 million passengers. A separate report in January gave nearly 5.9 million for 2025 and 4.1 million for 2024, against a design capacity of 4 million a year, which means the airport has been working above capacity since 2024. The report did not disclose the financial terms or the length of the contract.
Sources: Tuoi Tre News — operation of Phu Quoc International Airport handed over (2 January 2026); DTiNews — international flights to Phu Quoc in early January (21 January 2026) · last checked .
Routes opened
An airline based on the island starts flying
6 November 2025. Voice of Vietnam reported that Sun PhuQuoc Airways flew its first commercial service on 1 November 2025, from Noi Bai in Hanoi to Phu Quoc, with 220 passengers on an Airbus A321. Opening flights from Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang followed the same morning. Until the end of 2025 the airline flew three domestic routes: Phu Quoc to Hanoi, Phu Quoc to Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City; regular Da Nang flights were expected from March 2026.
Sources: Voice of Vietnam — inaugural flight carries 220 passengers to Phu Quoc (updated 6 November 2025) · last checked .
First international route: Taipei from 29 March
15 January 2026. The airline announced direct Phu Quoc–Taipei flights from 29 March 2026, with tickets on sale from 21 January. It listed Busan, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong for the second quarter, and Mumbai, New Delhi and Kaohsiung for the third. The same report said Phu Quoc had received more than 144,000 visitors from Taiwan in 2025. ch-aviation reported on 19 January that the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam had upgraded the airline's operating certificate in December 2025, allowing international flights across Asia from March 2026.
Sources: DTiNews / VOV — first international route, to Taipei, announced (15 January 2026); ch-aviation — Sun PhuQuoc Airways schedules its international debut (19 January 2026) · last checked .
Singapore, daily from 25 July
17 June 2026. VnExpress International reported a daily Phu Quoc–Singapore round trip from 25 July 2026, leaving Phu Quoc at 10:35 and arriving at 13:20, and leaving Singapore at 14:20 to arrive at 15:05 local time. It was described as the airline's fourth international destination, after Taipei, Seoul and Hong Kong.
Sources: VnExpress International — Phu Quoc–Singapore route to start on 25 July (17 June 2026) · last checked .
Bangkok, daily from 8 August
10 August 2026. A sponsored article in Viet Nam News reported that a daily nonstop Phu Quoc–Bangkok service began on 8 August 2026: flight 9G701 leaves Phu Quoc at 10:35 and reaches Suvarnabhumi at 11:55; 9G702 leaves Bangkok at 13:10 and lands at 14:30. Flight time is about 1 hour 20 minutes. The article listed the airline's other international destinations as Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Chengdu and Singapore, and said a wide-body Airbus A330 would join the fleet from September. A teaser on the same page mentioned daily Kuala Lumpur flights from 1 September; we did not find a full report confirming that route, so it is unconfirmed.
Sources: Viet Nam News, Brandinfo section — Phu Quoc–Bangkok route launched (10 August 2026) · last checked .
Winter season opens with a flight from Russia
27 September 2026. VnExpress International reported that flight VJ2867 from Krasnoyarsk landed at Phu Quoc on 27 September with more than 370 Russian tourists after about 6 hours 20 minutes, marking the start of the 2026–2027 winter season. The report noted that Russian citizens currently receive visa-free stays of up to 45 days.
Sources: VnExpress International — first direct flight from Russia this season (27 September 2026) · last checked .
Traffic
Up to 47 international arrivals a day in January
21 January 2026. DTiNews reported 734 international flights at Phu Quoc between 1 and 18 January 2026, with several days of 47 inbound services, compared with 521 flights, about 33 a day, in the same period of 2025. The main source markets named were South Korea, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan and India. Hotels in Duong Dong and in the north and south of the island were reported fully booked ahead of Tet.
Sources: DTiNews — international flights to Phu Quoc in early January (21 January 2026) · last checked .
Terminal T2 and the airport plan
Technical flight planned for 30 December, operations from April 2027
4 October 2026. According to VNA, reported by VnExpress International, 7,671 workers and engineers were deployed on terminal T2, the VIP terminal, the catering building, the apron and runway No. 2. The main concrete structure was about 95% complete, the roof steel was in place, and the 8-km automated baggage system was about 60% complete. A technical flight is planned for 30 December 2026 and operations for April 2027. Capacity is to reach 20 to 24 million passengers a year by 2030.
Sources: VnExpress International / VNA — workers race to finish the new terminal (4 October 2026) · last checked .
What the expansion includes
6 October 2026. Viet Nam News described the expansion as covering about 1,050 hectares at an estimated VND 22 trillion: a new terminal T2, a VIP terminal, a second runway of 3,300 metres, taxiways and aprons, built to ICAO code 4E for wide-body aircraft. The first phase is expected to open in April 2027.
Sources: Viet Nam News — Phú Quốc races to complete APEC 2027 projects (6 October 2026) · last checked .
Revised airport plan approved
8 October 2026. The Ministry of Construction approved an adjustment to the detailed airport plan for 2021–2030. It adds about 51 hectares south of the airport for hotels, commercial services, offices and airline operations centres, a 12.6-hectare aviation training site on reserve land in the north, and about 42 aircraft stands by 2030 in front of T2 and the existing apron, 12 more than before. Maintenance land grows from 24.7 to 30.4 hectares and the fuel depot moves north. An earlier wire report described the proposal, submitted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, including an elevated walkway linking terminals 1 and 2.
Sources: Viet Nam News — airport and hotel capacity expands ahead of APEC 2027 (8 October 2026); Viet Nam News / VNA — Phú Quốc airport planning adjusted to serve APEC 2027 (wire copy, undated) · last checked .
What this means if you are flying soon
- Until T2 opens, all flights use the existing terminal, which has been working above its design capacity. Allow extra time at peak periods such as January and Tet.
- Building work around the terminal and on the road south of the airport is likely to continue through 2026 and into 2027; see the APEC brief.
- New routes are announced by airlines and change with the seasons. Check the airline's own schedule before you book connections.
- Entry rules depend on your passport and route, not on the airline; see the entry rules brief.
Still unconfirmed
- The date T2 opens to passengers. April 2027 is the stated target; it depends on the technical flight planned for 30 December 2026.
- Daily Kuala Lumpur flights from 1 September 2026, mentioned only in a page teaser.
- The Mumbai, New Delhi and Kaohsiung routes announced for the third quarter of 2026; we found no report of their first flights.
Common questions
Questions readers ask
Who operates Phu Quoc International Airport?
Since 1 January 2026, Sun Airport JSC. Before that it was run by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
When will the new terminal open?
The target is April 2027, after a technical flight planned for 30 December 2026. Treat the date as a target.
Which international cities have direct flights to Phu Quoc?
Routes reported in 2026 include Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Singapore and Bangkok on the island-based airline, and a seasonal flight from Krasnoyarsk. Routes change; check with airlines.
How busy is the airport?
About 6 million passengers in 2025 against a design capacity of 4 million, according to reports in January 2026.
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