The proposal was made by the Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting with municipal authorities on Sunday.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting with Hanoi authorities on Sunday
According to the Hanoi official, the second airport is aimed to ensure the annual capacity of 100 million passengers.
The Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture previously recommended the project to the city People’s Committee for consideration.
Under the department’s proposal, the project is located in Ung Hoa District in the south of Hanoi.
The second airport in Hanoi will have two runways and is expected to become operational after 2040. The project is expected to ease Noi Bai International airport’s overcapacity.
By 2050, Noi Bai International Airport’s passenger numbers would exceed 100 million. By that time, despite being expanded, this figure would still mean Noi Bai would be stretched.
