# phi trường meaning in Vietnamese: airport (A2)

> phi trường means “airport” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/phi-truong/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**phi trường**: airport

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: phi truong

## 1. airport (noun)

Heard across the South and among Vietnamese abroad, more from older speakers; *sân bay* is said everywhere and is on the signs.

- Saigon: Mấy giờ mình ra phi trường? | Hà Nội: Mấy giờ mình ra sân bay? — What time are we going to the airport?
- Saigon: Ba mẹ đón tui ở phi trường. | Hà Nội: Bố mẹ đón tôi ở sân bay. — My parents picked me up at the airport.

Said everywhere: [sân bay](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/san-bay/#s_san_bay).

Saigon only

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