The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is seeking Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s approval for the construction of an airport through a public-private partnership (PPP).
According to the provincial people’s committee, Lai Chau Airport is listed in the government’s national aviation development plan issued in 2018.
Under Lai Chau’s proposal, Lai Chau Airport would have an annual capacity of 500,000 passengers and be used for both civil and military purposes by 2030.
The airport would cover 167 hectares in Tan Uyen Town and cost VND8 trillion (USD344.82 million).
Lai Chau People’s Committee said that several investors had expressed their interest in the project.
At present, Dien Bien Airport is the only one in the northwestern region of Vietnam. Under the Ministry of Transport’s planning proposal, by 2030, the region would have three more airports at Lai Chau, Sapa in Lao Cai and Na San in Son La.
Lai Chau has a 265-kilometre border with China. The province does not have a waterway route, while National Highway 32 which links to the delta region often faces landslides in the rainy season.
Lai Chau wants to build airport
The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is seeking Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s approval for the construction of an airport through a public-private partnership (PPP).
Source: dtinews.vn, Bao Dau Tu
