Close-up look at aircraft fuel supply system at Long Thanh Airport racing toward completion

After nearly 19 months of construction, the package for building and installing the aircraft fuel supply system at Long Thanh International Airport has entered the final sprint phase, with contractors completing the last supporting components to ensure readiness for fuel supply operations once the airport officially begins commercial operations.

Package 4.9, covering the construction and installation of the aircraft fuel supply system at Long Thanh Airport, has a total investment of more than VND 2.8 trillion. Among its most important components is the construction of six above-ground fuel storage tanks. Photo: Pham Tung

Each above-ground fuel storage tank in Long Thanh Airport’s fuel supply system has a capacity of 6,000 cubic meters. Photo: Pham Tung

Package 4.9 officially broke ground in October 2024. Hundreds of workers and pieces of equipment have been mobilized by the contractor consortium to carry out the project. Photo: Pham Tung

To date, the package’s main components have largely been completed, while contractors continue finishing the remaining auxiliary works. Photo: Pham Tung When Long Thanh Airport is operational, fuel will be supplied to aircraft from above-ground fuel storage tanks via a pipeline system. Photo: Pham Tung The pipeline system has been constructed and installed in the area of the above-ground fuel storage tanks of the Long Thanh Airport aircraft fuel supply system. Photo: Pham Tung Equipment for pumping and transporting fuel to aircraft has also been fully constructed and installed. Photo: Pham Tung From the storage tank area, fuel will be pumped through a pipeline system to the refueling points installed in the apron area of the Long Thanh Airport passenger terminal for aircraft refueling. Photo: Pham Tung

By Pham Tung – Translated by Mai Nga, Minho