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Chesapeake Regional Airport (ICAO: KCPK, FAA LID: CPK) is a public use airport located in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia and serving the Hampton Roads area. The airport is 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of the central business district of Norfolk, Virginia. [1] It is owned by the Chesapeake Airport Authority. Horizon Aviation is the FBO.
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV; Vietnamese: Tổng công ty Cảng hàng không Việt Nam) is a Vietnamese joint-stock company with 95.4% state-owned shares, based in Ho Chi Minh City. The company, operated under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam , was founded on January 8, 2012 when three companies operating airports in the north ...
In 2004 the airport had 86,805 aircraft operations, average 237 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. 203 aircraft were based at this airport: 73% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 8% helicopters and 4% ultralights.
The age distribution was: 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males.
The new Huntington-Ironton-Chesapeake Airport opened on August 31, 1929, with a 3,600 feet (1,097 m) east-west sod landing strip (current site of runway 8/26) and a north-south strip 2,500 feet (762 m) in length (partially still in use as the airfield's only taxiway). The opening fell on Labor Day weekend, and massive celebrations were planned.
A Vietnam Civil Aviation Ilyushin Il-18 in 1977. The airline sector of Vietnam Civil Aviation was later reorganized to become the nowadays Vietnam Airlines.. The agency was founded as Vietnam Civil Aviation (Cục Hàng không Dân dụng Việt Nam) in January 1956 by the Vietnam People's Air Force (Ministry of Defense), upon the issuance of Decision No.666/TTG of the Vietnamese government.
The airport has a single runway, capable of handling aircraft like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 747. [2] The construction was completed in November 2012 and was put into operation on 2 December 2012. [3] [4] The Government of Vietnam expects the airport to facilitate the arrival of international tourists who are attracted to the island's beaches.
[1]: 5–126 The base was first established by the 3rd Marine Division in 1966 as a logistics and support base for Marine units along the DMZ and particularly the Đông Hà Combat Base once the Cửa Việt/Thạch Hãn River had been dredged to allow passage for LCUs. [2] In February 1967 the 12th Marines stationed 6 LVTH-6 at the base. [3]