An airplane lands in Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City. (Photo: VNA) The investment is estimated at about 420 trillion VND (18 billionUSD), mobilised from the State budget, non-budget capital and other legalcapital sources.
This information was released after Deputy Prime Minister Tran HongHa on June 7 signed Decision No 648/QD-TTg on the national airport systemplanning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision until 2050.
The 14 international airports are Van Don, Cat Bi, Noi Bai, Tho Xuan,Vinh, Phu Bai, Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh, Lien Khuong, Long Thanh, Tan SonNhat, Can Tho and Phu Quoc.
The 16 airports serving only domestic flights are Lai Chau, DienBien, Sa Pa, Na San, Dong Hoi, Quang Tri, Phu Cat, Tuy Hoa, Pleiku, Buon Ma Thuot,Phan Thiet, Rach Gia, Ca Mau, Con Dao, Bien Hoa and Thanh Son.
By 2050, the country will have 14 international airports and 19domestic ones. The international airports include Van Don, Hai Phong, NoiBai, Tho Xuan, Vinh, Phu Bai, Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh, Lien Khuong, Long Thanh,Tan Son Nhat, Can Tho and Phu Quoc.
The domestic airports are Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Sa Pa, CaoBang, Na San, Cat Bi, Dong Hoi, Quang Tri, Phu Cat, Tuy Hoa, Pleiku, Buon MaThuot, Phan Thiet, Rach Gia, Ca Mau, Con Dao, Bien Hoa, Thanh Son and the secondairport in the south of Hanoi.
Under the decision, the country would develop the airport systemin a synchronous and modern direction, to meet the demand for transportationand extensive international integration; protect the environment; saveresources; ensure national defence and security; improve the economy’scompetitiveness, contributing to turning Vietnam into a developing country withmodern industry and high middle income by 2030.
Under the newly approved planning, the total number of passengersthrough airports would be about 275.9 million by 2030 (accounting for 1.5-2%market share of traffic transport and 3-4% of total intercity passengertransport volume).
The total volume of cargo through airports is expected to be about4.1 million tonnes (accounting for 0.05-0.1% market share in transportation).
In terms of infrastructure, the master plan prioritises investmentin a number of large airports, which play a key role in Hanoi (Noi BaiInternational Airport) and Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat and Long ThanhInternational Airports). The country would gradually upgrade and effectivelyexploit existing airports, continue to research and invest in new airports toincrease the total designed capacity of the airport system to meet about 294.5million passengers. It is striving to ensure over 95% of the population is ableto access airports within 100 kilometres.
The infrastructure and flight management equipment would beinvested to meet transportation needs. The country would invest in logisticscentres, training centres, flight training, aircraft maintenance and repairsystems to ensure flight operations.
In addition, logistics centres will be arranged at airports withtransport volume of more than 250,000 tonnes a year. Logistics centres ensureconditions and connect appropriate types of traffic to transport goods atairports, including Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat, Van Don, Cat Bi, Da Nang, Chu Lai,Long Thanh, Can Tho and some other airports. The master plan targetsestablishing an international transshipment logistics centre at Chu LaiAirport.
This is the latest national planning in the transport sectorapproved by the Government. Earlier, four national plans in the sector preparedby the Ministry of Transport were approved, including roads, railways, seaports,and inland waterways./.
VNA
