On December 14, Politburo member and Prime Minister (PM) Pham Minh Chinh conducted an inspection and held a working session on the Long Thanh International Airport project. Joining the working delegation were Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee, and Ho Van Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh inspects the passenger terminal of Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Cong Nghia |
At the working session, Nguyen Tien Viet, Deputy General Director in charge of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), said that preparations for the technical flight and the official flight to Long Thanh Airport have basically been completed. Infrastructure facilities and ground equipment have been fully installed to serve incoming flights.
ACV, in coordination with relevant units, is expediting the completion of internal airport traffic routes, flower planting and landscaping to enhance the site’s appearance in preparation for the ceremony welcoming the first official flight to Long Thanh Airport on December 19, 2025.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh exchanges views and encourages officials, engineers and air traffic controllers working at the air traffic control tower of Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Cong Nghia |
Speaking at the working session, PM Pham Minh Chinh praised the strong sense of responsibility demonstrated by ministries, sectors, Dong Nai province, project investors, contractors, engineers and workers.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh inspects the aircraft apron area of Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Cong Nghia |
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh exchanges views with leaders of Dong Nai province and relevant units during the inspection and working session at Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Tuan Ngo |
According to the Prime Minister, eight key components of the Long Thanh Airport project have basically been completed, including the passenger terminal, air traffic control tower, Runway No. 1, power supply system, water supply system, communications system, fuel storage tanks and access roads to the airport.
“Among them, the passenger terminal, the ‘heart’ of the project, and the air traffic control tower, the ‘brain’ of flight operations, have basically been completed, enabling aircraft to take off and land at Long Thanh Airport,” PM Pham Minh Chinh stated.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh inspects construction progress at the passenger terminal of Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Cong Nghia |
Emphasizing that little time remains until December 19, 2025, the PM urged relevant units to mobilize maximum manpower and organize construction in “three shifts, four crews,” working “day and night” to complete remaining items serving the ceremony welcoming the first official flight to Long Thanh Airport. This is an immediate task that must be accomplished. Military Region 7 will coordinate with ACV to mobilize military forces to support construction, ensuring readiness for both the technical and official flights.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the working session on the Long Thanh Airport project. Photo: Cong Nghia |
In the longer term, ACV, investors and contractors are to continue completing project components for operation in early 2026. At the same time, ministries, sectors and Dong Nai province are required to promptly implement the contents of Notice No. 420-TB/VPTW dated November 17, 2025, issued by the Party Central Committee’s Office on the conclusions of Party General Secretary To Lam, as well as the conclusions of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Construction. In particular, Dong Nai province will coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City to accelerate transport connectivity projects linking Long Thanh Airport with Ho Chi Minh City and Tan Son Nhat Airport, especially the project extending the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line to the Dong Nai Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport.
“Immediate actions must be taken to ensure that Long Thanh Airport is not merely an airport, but also a hub of an aviation ecosystem, airport-based economy and airport city,” PM Pham Minh Chinh stressed.
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| PM Pham Minh Chinh presents gifts to encourage forces working on the project. Photo: Cong Nghia |
Earlier, PM Pham Minh Chinh conducted on-site inspections of construction progress at the apron, passenger terminal and air traffic control tower of Long Thanh Airport. At inspection points, he met with and presented gifts to encourage project workers and engineers.
By Pham Tung – Translated by M.Nguyet, Thu Ha
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