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3. Yes, there were several along the coast.

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 10:32 PM

Mar 2014

I suppose they are still operational?

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Does Vietnam have large runways? [View all] Texasgal Mar 2014 OP

I don't believe that it did land anywhere, kentauros Mar 2014 #1

Not sure quinnox Mar 2014 #2

Yes, there were several along the coast. kentuck Mar 2014 #3

My ears have gone up here. Texasgal Mar 2014 #4

Yes dylan33 Mar 2014 #5

heh! Texasgal Mar 2014 #8

No. It's probably in little pieces in the ocean. rdharma Mar 2014 #7

I agree.. just thought that MAYBE. Texasgal Mar 2014 #10

Why Keefer Mar 2014 #13

It's a big ocean..... hard to find even with modern search aircraft. rdharma Mar 2014 #21

I think that is a perfectly reasonable question. Lasher Mar 2014 #6

Bite me Lasher! Texasgal Mar 2014 #9

Heh heh. Lasher Mar 2014 #12

Awww kitty! Agschmid Mar 2014 #11

That is one of my very favorite internet pictures. Lasher Mar 2014 #15

Tan Son Nhat handles 25 million passengers a year jsr Mar 2014 #14

Tan Son Nhat International Airport at Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) FarCenter Mar 2014 #16

One would presume that it crashed. longship Mar 2014 #17

There are at least 10 it could land safely in Vietnam. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #18

Yes.. true. Texasgal Mar 2014 #23

I've wondered the same. Control-Z Mar 2014 #19

You might want to visit this discussion board undeterred Mar 2014 #20

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #24

If it would have landed in Vietnam... gerogie2 Mar 2014 #25

Shades of Turbineguy Mar 2014 #26

I heard that it disappeared Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #27

Not for a 777 HipChick Mar 2014 #28

There are still plenty of places in Vietnam to land. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #29

and land undetected? HipChick Mar 2014 #30

Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam's most important airport, can handle a 747 jmowreader Mar 2014 #31

Geez..maybe I'm naive but cntrfthrs Mar 2014 #32