The first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai will be completed by the first quarter of 2025, in time for the airport to be put into operation at the end of that year.
The first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project will be completed by the first quarter of 2025
The information was revealed in a report on the progress of the project sent by the Ministry of Transport to the government.
According to the report, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has conducted some 65% of the bomb and mine clearance work and is expected to complete this December, making land available for the construction of the foundations for the passenger terminal in February 2022.
Water drainage and power system construction are also on schedule.
Construction of the terminal is planned to start in February 2022 and be completed in June 2025. Meanwhile, the air traffic control tower will be built between January 2023 and January 2025. These are the two most important parts of the project so should be given special attention according to the transport ministry.
In the first phase, the project will build Runway1 with a length of 4,000 metres, width of 75 metres and a system of taxiways and aprons to ensure that all types of aircraft can operate with a capacity of 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per year.
One passenger terminal will also be built with a designed capacity of 25 million passengers per year and a total floor area of 373,000 square metres.
The contractors have been warned to prepare for the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic which is affecting the import of equipment and the work of foreign experts.
Once fully operational, Long Thanh International Airport will reduce the load on Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City as it is expected to handle 100 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of freight each year.
The project has a total investment is VND336.63 trillion with construction divided into three phases.
