[Photo series] Close-up of Boeing 787 flight VN 5001 passing the air traffic control tower at Long Thanh Airport terminal

(ĐN) - Around 4 p.m. on Dec. 15, Boeing 787 flight VN5001, departing from Tan Son Nhat Airport, landed at Long Thanh Airport. The flight was a technical test in preparation for the airport’s first official commercial flight on Dec. 19.

Here’s a look at the historic moment as Boeing 787 VN5001 moved past the air traffic control tower and the passenger terminal at Long Thanh Airport.

Boeing 787 flight VN5001 lands on Runway 1 at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

The aircraft on Runway 1 at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

Boeing 787 VN5001 passes the air traffic control tower at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

The plane moves toward the passenger terminal at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

T Boeing 787 VN5001 passes through the central area of the passenger terminal at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

Water cannon salute marks the successful first landing at Long Thanh Airport. Photo by Pham Tung

Ground technical crew approaches the aircraft. Photo by Pham Tung

The plane taxis into the apron. Photo by Pham Tung

By Pham Tung – Translated by Thien Kim, Minho