Vietnam will have another international airport - this one in Dong Nai Province in the South - in 2020 when it will serve as one of the largest transit airports in Southeast Asia.
According to the airport project announced yesterday, the Long Thanh International Airport will be seated on an area of 5,000 hectares in Long Thanh town, 40 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City and 70 kilometers northwest of the coastal city of Vung Tau.
HCMC currently has Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the largest airport in Vietnam.
The new Long Thanh airport is graded “4F”, meaning it will be capable of serving 100 million passengers and 5 million tons of goods a year, according to classification by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The airport project, which was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last month, will be divided into three phases, with the first phase ending in 2020 and costing about US$6.74 billion.
The construction of the airport is planned to start in 2015 and be completed in 2020.
The airport will have two simultaneous landing and take-off runways by 2020, three simultaneous runways by 2030, and four runways after 2030.
The facility will be capable of serving 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tons of cargo a year by 2020, 50 million passengers and 1.5 million tons of cargo by 2030, and 100 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo after 2030.
“The new airport will contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the southern region in particular and the whole country in general,” Transport Minister Dinh La Thang said.
According to the HCMC People’s Committee, this new airport is expected to replace the role of the Tan Son Nhat Airport as a large transition airport in Southeast Asia; the latter will of course still continue normal operation.
“The new airport will contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the southern region in particular and the whole country in general,” Transport Minister Dinh La Thang said.
According to the HCMC People’s Committee, this new airport is expected to replace the role of the Tan Son Nhat Airport as a large transition airport in Southeast Asia; the latter will of course still continue normal operation.
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