Vietnam international airport

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321 carrying Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and government officials made the first touchdown at the Van Don International Airport near the world-famous Ha Long Bay on Sunday morning, marking the opening of the first private airport in Vietnam. Construction of the airport, 50 kilometers away from Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, began in 2015. The 325-hectare (803 acres) airport, owned by real estate giant Sun Group, costs VND7.7 trillion ($330 million) and can handle 2.5 million passengers a year equivalent to 1,250 passengers per hour. Its parking bay will have place for at least four aircraft by 2020 and seven by 2030. It is expected to focus on services to Northeast Asian destinations like South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and mainland China and Southeast Asian ones like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia. Domestically, flights will mostly be to and from the southern and central regions. The airport now has four … [Read more...] about New Vietnam international airport welcomes first passenger flight

The Van Don International Airport in northeast Vietnam, near the famous Ha Long Bay, will open to traffic in December this year, the investor has said. This is the first airport in the country that has been built with the entire capital of VND7.5 trillion ($330 million) mobilized locally. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Transport had decided that Van Don will be an international airport that will be used for both commercial and military purposes. The airport aims to accommodate 2-2.5 million passengers annually by 2020, and 5 million by 2030. By 2020, it is planned that the Van Don airport will have a 3.6 kilometer runway able to host Boeing 777, 787, 747-400, Airbus A350 and other aircraft. Sun Group, the investor, will inform the Prime Minister next month about the airport’s opening schedule, Vietnam News Agency reported. As Van Don District is among the three special economic zones planned in the country, the airport is expected to boost the local economy, including … [Read more...] about New Vietnam international airport to open in December