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How does check-in and passport control work at Cam Ranh Airport (Nha Trang) — separate lines per flight or shared queues?

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TL;DR

Each flight has its own check-in counter, but passport control and security screening share one common queue, which can mean crowds of up to 100 people. You can pay about 3000 RUB per person for expedited check-in.

What the community said

For scheduled flights, the airport provides three economy check-in desks plus one business-class desk. For charters, the number of desks depends on the handling purchased by the airline; after check-in, passengers from all flights join the same passport-control queue.

44 days ago Scheduled flights: 3+1 desks

On Aug 9, around 100 people from two flights piled up at passport control at the same time — only one booth was open for exit, creating a long queue.

~100 people, 1 booth

There's a paid on-site option for priority check-in — about 3000 RUB per person to register before the general queue starts.

~3000 RUB/person

First-row seats for both outbound and return flights were pre-purchased through travel retail — total came to about 20,000 RUB.

~20,000 RUB for round-trip seats

Each flight has its own separate check-in counter, but passport control and security screening before departure share one common queue for all passengers.

Shared passport control queue

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