In recent years, Da Nang’s tourism has been recognized by many tourists, individuals and international tourism association: Top 10 Most Attractive Destination in Asia in 2013 and 2014 (Voted by Smart Travel Asia), Top Destination on the rise 2015 (Announced by TripAdvisor). Especially, in 2016, Da Nang was awarded as the Asia’s Leading Event and Festival Destination. These recognitions have been partially positioning and branding Da Nang tourism toward domestic and international markets.
In 2016, together with cruise tourism, airlines tourism marked a huge growth in terms of passengers and number of flights, contributed significantly to the total revenue of Da Nang tourism. In 2016, the total arrivals in Da Nang were 5.51 million, increased by 17.7% compared to 2015. There were 1.67 million international arrivals, increased by 31.6% and 3.84 million domestic ones, increased by 12.5%. The total revenue reached a number of 16,000 billion dongs, increased by 24.7% compared to 2015
At the moment, there have been 20 direct international flights to Da Nang, with 11 regular flights and 09 charter ones:
| No | Flight to Da Nang | Airline | Seats | Flight/week | Date |
| Regular direct flight | |||||
| 1 | Singapore | Silk Air | 150 | 6 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun |
| Singapore | Jetstar | 180 | 4 | Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun | |
| 2 | Incheon | Asiana Airlines | 177 | 6
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Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun |
| Incheon | Korean Airlines | 138-159 | 7 | Daily | |
| Incheon
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Vietnam Airlines | 168 | 7 | Daily | |
| Incheon | Jin Air | 180 | 7 | Daily | |
| Incheon | Jeju Air | 180 | 7 | Daily | |
| Incheon | T’way | 189 | 3 | Mon,Wed, Sun | |
| 3 | Hongkong | Dragon Air | 180 | 5 | Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Hongkong | HK Express | 180 | 7 | Daily | |
| 4 | SiemReap | Vietnam Airlines | 68 | 4 | Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| SiemReap | Silk Air | 150 | 1 | Saturday | |
| SiemReap | Cambodia Angkor Air | 68 | 3 | Mon,Wed, Fri | |
| 5 | Guangzhou | Vietnam Airlines | 184 | 3 | Mon,Wed, Fri |
| 6 | Narita | Vietnam Airlines | 180 | 7 | Daily |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | Air Asia | 180 | 7 | Daily |
| 8 | HangZhou | Vietnam Airlines | 180 | 4 | Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun |
| 9 | Busan | Air Busan | 180 | 7 | Daily |
| Busan | Jin Air | 180 | 14 | Daily (2 flights/day) | |
| 10 | Macao | AirMacau | 180 | 21 | Daily (3 flights/day) |
| 11 | Bangkok | Bangkok Airways | 138 | 4 | Mon,Wed, Fri, Sun |
| Bangkok | Vietnam Airlines | 168 | 3 | Mon, Thu, Fri | |
| Charter Flight | |||||
| 1 | Beijing | China Eastern Airlines | 180 | 4 | Mon,Wed, Fri, Sun |
| 2 | Chengdu | Vietnam Airlines | 180 | 2 | Thu, Sun |
| 3 | Shanghai | Vietnam Airlines | 180 | 2 | Thu, Sun |
| 4 | Nanning | China Eastern Airlines | 180 | 2 | Thu, Sun |
| 5 | Guangzhou | Hainan (HK Hải Nam) | 2 | Thu, Sun | |
| 6 | Hangzhou | Loong Air | 2 | Tue, Sat | |
| 7 | Taiwan | Far Eastern Air Transport | 2 | Postponed
Mon, Sun |
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| Jetstar | 3 | Tue, Fri, Sun | |||
| 8 | Haikou | Hainan Airlines | 2 | Mon, Sun | |
| 9 | Shenzhen | Hainan Airlines | 2 | Mon, Fri | |
In 2017, Da Nang is expected to welcome more flights from Thailand (Bangkok, Chiangmai) operated by Thai Airways, VietjetAir, AirAsia and the flight route from Osaka operated by Jetstar Pacific.
To welcome the first internation flight to Da Nang in 2017, today we are welcoming the flight No.MI632 from Singapore to Da Nang at 10.30 Am on 01 January, 2017 operated by Silk Air. This flight has brought 150 passengers from Singapore, Germany, England, Italy…to pay a visit and spend their leisure time in Da Nang in the occasion of New Year 2017. Especially, the two first passengers on the flight were warmly welcomed with flowers by Da Nang Tourism Department, Mr. Ross Parker and his wife Mrs. Corrine. The Australian marriage couple has chosen Da Nang to be their leisure destination. Moreover, we also welcome the Korean tourists on the flight from Incheon to Da Nang operated by Jin Air and T’way Air. These are the 02 airlines opening the direct flights from Korea to Da Nang in 2016.
(Quân Ngô)
