Van Don International Airport has completed 95 percent of its total construction works. (Photo: vtv.vn)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Van Don International Airport in thenortheastern province of Quang Ninh is in the final stages of construction asit is scheduled to open in December this year.
According to the project’s management board, they have finished 95 percent ofthe total construction of the airport. They expected to complete the wholeproject in October.
The first calibration flight landed safely at Van Don International Airport onJuly 11.
Construction on the airport started in 2015 with total investment of 7.5trillion VND (330 million USD). Located in Doan Ket commune in Van Don district,the airport covers 288ha and is the first in Vietnam to operate under thebuild-operate-transfer (BOT) model. It will have support facilities, atwo-module terminal and functional areas. A cargo terminal is expected to bebuilt by 2030 with a capacity of at least 51,000 tonnes.
Under a March decision by the Ministry of Transport, Van Don will be aninternational airport, serving both civilian and military flights with a3.6km-long runway. The airport will have an annual capacity of 2-2.5million passengers by 2020, which will increase to five million by 2030.
As Van Don district is among the three special economic zones planned in thecountry, the airport is expected to boost the local economy, including tourismat Ha Long Bay.
The airport is located roughly 50km northeast of the world heritage sitein Quang Ninh province.-VNS/VNA
According to the project’s management board, they have finished 95 percent ofthe total construction of the airport. They expected to complete the wholeproject in October.
The first calibration flight landed safely at Van Don International Airport onJuly 11.
Construction on the airport started in 2015 with total investment of 7.5trillion VND (330 million USD). Located in Doan Ket commune in Van Don district,the airport covers 288ha and is the first in Vietnam to operate under thebuild-operate-transfer (BOT) model. It will have support facilities, atwo-module terminal and functional areas. A cargo terminal is expected to bebuilt by 2030 with a capacity of at least 51,000 tonnes.
Under a March decision by the Ministry of Transport, Van Don will be aninternational airport, serving both civilian and military flights with a3.6km-long runway. The airport will have an annual capacity of 2-2.5million passengers by 2020, which will increase to five million by 2030.
As Van Don district is among the three special economic zones planned in thecountry, the airport is expected to boost the local economy, including tourismat Ha Long Bay.
The airport is located roughly 50km northeast of the world heritage sitein Quang Ninh province.-VNS/VNA
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