Under the recommendation, Lien Khuong Airport will be upgraded from the 4D to 4E category to have a bigger runway, an additional international terminal, taxiway and parking areas and to serve Airbus A380, Boeing 787 or equivalent sized aircraft.
Lien Khuong Airport
The facelift project with a total investment capital of VND4.28 trillion (USD187 million) will be carried out under a public-private partnership between 2023 and 2026.
Once being upgraded, the project’s capacity will be raised to 5 million passengers per year.
The airport was put into operation in 2010 with an annual capacity of two million passengers.
Currently, the airport is serving 15 domestic and international air routes, including Hanoi, HCM City, Phu Quoc, Bangkok, Incheon, and Kuala Lumpur.