Delegates start construction of Phan Thiet Airport in the south-central province of Binh Thuan on Monday.
Construction of Phan Thiet Airport in the south-central province of Binh Thuan began on Monday, with defence and provincial authorities taking part in the ground-breaking.
Under the Government’s amended aviation transportation development plan for up to 2030, Phan Thiet Airport will be used or both military and civilian purposes.
When completed next year it will have one runway of over 3,000m.
It will handle both domestic and international flights and have a capacity of two million passengers a year.
Provincial chairman Le Tuan Phong speaks at the event.
The province prepared for the construction by assigning various departments and other agencies to acquire and clear lands and pay compensation to their owners.
Most of the required land has been acquired and is ready for the construction.
Provincial chairman Le Tuan Phong stressed at the ground-breaking ceremony that the construction of Phan Thiet International Airport is a milestone for Binh Thuan in carrying out build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects.
He assured that the province would complete the land acquisition and compensation and handover to the developers well in time.
All difficulties related to the construction would also be solved, he promised.
Under the Government’s amended aviation transportation development plan for up to 2030, Phan Thiet Airport will be used or both military and civilian purposes.
The province People’s Committee has instructed all relevant agencies and the developer to work with ministries to submit plans for the civilian component of the airport, he added.
Speaking at the airport’s ceremony, Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant-General Tran Don said the province should closely co-operate with his ministry and the developers to quickly clear unexploded ordnance in the area to speed up land clearance.
Binh Thuan lacks comprehensive road and rail links with the outside, making Phan Thiet Airport important to it.
It will enable the province to fulfil its great maritime economy, energy and tourism potential.
Good infrastructure will also bring investors like Novaland and Rang Dong Company flocking to the province.