Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has ratified a plan for airport development in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum and the southern province of An Giang.
Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has ratified a plan for airport development in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands)
The combined cost of the two projects, which would serve general aviation as well as search-and-rescue and military flights, was projected to exceed VND4.9 trillion (US$233 million).
The airport in An Giang would be built on a site of 235ha at a cost of VND3.4 trillion ($161 million), with the first phase through the year 2020 to be budgeted at VND1.5 trillion ($71 million).
The first phase would focus on airport infrastructure, including an eight-lane road leading to the airport, as well as airport runways and service roads, and a 2,800 sq.m carpark that would be expanded to 10,850sq.m in the second phase between 2020 and 2030. Terminal facilities would be built on a 3,000 sq.m site in the first phase, to expand to 4,500sq.m after 2030.
The Kon Tum airport project is budgeted at VND1.54 trillion ($73 million).
The ministry has assigned the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) and relevant authorities to begin the projects.
(Source: VNS)
