Phu Quoc island is a sort of Vietnamese version of Phuket in that it’s a holiday island. It’s just off the coast of Cambodia, who doubtless lay claim to it, which may explain the rather large airport (it could be used by the Air Force….not that there’s any shelters here).
The terminal is enormous and new, about three times that of Southampton’s with a tenth of the movements.
Feet in the sea, landing over the beach
I tried walking along the beach to be under the approach from the north but it’s not continuous sand so gave up. The runway end is not exactly St Maarten close to the beach anyway. However, if your thing is Vietnam Airlines A321/ATR-42, Vietjet and Jetstar A320s while having a very cheap massage, the beach is your place.
Vietnam aircraft xmas 2015 
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