Construction of Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep commune, Phan Thietcity, in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan will commence inJanuary, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Nguyen Ngoc, Vice Chairman of the committee, said an airport iscrucial to boosting the province’s socio-economic development, sayingthat the project is expected to attract more investors and tourists tothe province.
Phan Thiet airport will be the firstBOT (build-operation-transfer) project the field in Vietnam with aninitial cost of about 5.6 trillion VND (263.2 million USD) .It covers atotal area of 543 hectares with a 2,400m runway and a 5,000sq.mterminal.
Once the first phase of construction iscompleted, scheduled for 2020, the airport will accommodate 300passengers each hour, or 5,000 per year, and handle 10,000 tonnes ofgoods annually.
At the end of the second phase ofconstruction in 2030, the airport will be capable of serving 1 millionpassengers and 50,000 tonnes of goods every year.
According to the Binh Thuan Department of Transport, about 60 percent ofthe ground clearance work for the project has finished.
Once completed, the airport will offer flights between Phan Thiet andTan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoaprovince, Buon Ma Thuot in Dak Lak, Phu Quoc in Kien Giang, and Da Nangcity.-VNA
Nguyen Ngoc, Vice Chairman of the committee, said an airport iscrucial to boosting the province’s socio-economic development, sayingthat the project is expected to attract more investors and tourists tothe province.
Phan Thiet airport will be the firstBOT (build-operation-transfer) project the field in Vietnam with aninitial cost of about 5.6 trillion VND (263.2 million USD) .It covers atotal area of 543 hectares with a 2,400m runway and a 5,000sq.mterminal.
Once the first phase of construction iscompleted, scheduled for 2020, the airport will accommodate 300passengers each hour, or 5,000 per year, and handle 10,000 tonnes ofgoods annually.
At the end of the second phase ofconstruction in 2030, the airport will be capable of serving 1 millionpassengers and 50,000 tonnes of goods every year.
According to the Binh Thuan Department of Transport, about 60 percent ofthe ground clearance work for the project has finished.
Once completed, the airport will offer flights between Phan Thiet andTan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoaprovince, Buon Ma Thuot in Dak Lak, Phu Quoc in Kien Giang, and Da Nangcity.-VNA
