According to Major General Nguyen Van Duc, director of the Ministry of Defence's department of propaganda and training, the ministry has actively instructed agencies to speed up the project which will be used for military and civil purposes.
The Ministry of Defence has vowed to finish the construction of Phan Thiet Airport next year.
Phan Thiet, which will be an aerodrome with a reference code 4E, is designed to serve international flights with a runway and a terminal capable of serving two million passengers per year, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province and the region at large.
Agencies under the Ministry of Defence are responsible for steering the Air Defence and Air Force in the implementation of the project.
Of the total investment, VND8 trillion (USD347.82 million) will be used for military facilities, while VND3.83 trillion (USD166.52) will be allocated for civil use.
The project was initially slated for being kicked off in 2015 and operation in 2018. But work only started on April 5 this year.
