On Friday, the provincial People’s Committee sent the Phu Cat Airport development plan for the 2021–2030 period to the Ministry of National Defense.
Phu Cat Airport
Accordingly, by 2030, the airport is expected to serve 5–7 million passengers and process 12,000 tonnes of cargo annually. It will also be able to handle large aircraft such as Boeing 787s and 777s and Airbus A350s.
By 2050, the airport will be upgraded to meet 4E standards, enabling it to raise its capacity to 12–15 million passengers and 27,000 tonnes of cargo annually.
According to the committee, the airport now covers 860 hectares, with a mere 15 hectares being managed by civil aviation authorities, while the military manages the remainder.
The committee has proposed that the ministry turn over 153 hectares of the airport's military land to serving civil aviation activities.
Currently, with the designed capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year, Phu Cat Airport is facing overload, particularly during the peak tourism times and holidays. Therefore, the expansion is necessary.
