17 days of sprint before Long Thanh airport welcomes first flight

Panoramic view of Long Thanh airport passenger terminal in Dong Nai . Photo: Anh Tu

Sprint at the heart of Long Thanh airport project

According to schedule, Long Thanh airport project must be basically completed, ensuring standards and conditions for inauguration on December 19, 2025.

Panoramic view of Long Thanh airport passenger terminal. Photo: Anh Tu

On December 2, according to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, at the 5.10 package for the construction of the Long Thanh airport passenger terminal, the construction atmosphere was very urgent. This is the most important package of the entire project and is considered the heart of Long Thanh airport.

Construction of elevator system at Long Thanh airport project. Photo: Anh Tu

Mr. Ngo Thanh Nghia - Commander of the construction of the elevator and escalator system at package 5.10 - Long Thanh airport passenger terminal said that the construction is being carried out urgently, closely following the plan of December 19. The mechanical and electrical installation, calibration and operation work is being carried out in "3 shifts, 4 teams" to complete and put into operation 108 elevators in all 3 wings of the terminal.

Worker Dang Ngoc Trieu said he has been working on the Long Thanh airport project since March 2025 and he is very proud to be working on a key national project, working with other workers to ensure progress.

Urgent construction atmosphere at Long Thanh airport. Photo: Anh Tu

According to the Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV), the project investor, to serve the construction of 12 packages, contractors are mobilizing nearly 14,000 experts, engineers, workers and more than 3,000 construction equipment, organizing hundreds of construction teams to speed up progress with the basic goal of completing the project before December 19, 2025. With the high determination of contractors, the main packages of Component 3 Project, Long Thanh Airport Project are all closely following the set schedule.

All packages and items must be completed before December 19.

With package 4.7, aircraft parking, according to ACV, the items to be completed before December 19 include the entire structure of the aircraft parking lot of the passenger terminal; basement for ground service equipment; drainage system; parking area lighting system, taxiways and aircraft parking lighting system.

The roof of Long Thanh airport's passenger terminal shines in the December sunshine in Dong Nai province. Photo: Anh Tu

Roof of Long Thanh airport passenger terminal. Photo: Anh Tu

Meanwhile, with package 4.8, internal port traffic and technical infrastructure, currently, priority tunnels have been basically completed to deploy equipment installation for water supply, drainage, electricity, ICT systems... At the same time, the main route items connecting the passenger terminal, the service route to the functional area serving phase 1 exploitation, the station, and power supply will be completed before December 19.

Construction of a telescopic tube system at Long Thanh airport. Photo: Anh Tu

With package 5.10, the construction of the passenger terminal, the most important package of the project, the construction and architecture will meet the basic target of completion before December 19. Particularly, the construction items of the MEPF system (electricity, water, ventilation, fire prevention and fighting); ICT and TE (information technology, terminal equipment) are being accelerated.

Inside the passenger terminal of Long Thanh airport. Photo: Anh Tu

In particular, the contractor consortium will complete the construction of cable pulling and power connection, equipment installation for medium voltage electrical cabinets, low voltage electrical cabinets, electrical busbars, light electrical cable installation (SCS system), fire alarm installation (FAS system), air duct system, water supply and drainage... before December 19.

The installation of pipeline systems, fire pump systems, and fire fighting systems will also be completed before the project inauguration.

Regarding the construction and installation of equipment for the passenger terminal, the installation of mechanical equipment for the baggage handling system (BHS); checked baggage screening systems (HBS), aircraft runways (VDGS), escalators, pedestrian stairs (ES/MW), elevators (EL)... is expected to be completed in December 2025.

Along with that, 28/64 passenger ramps of Long Thanh airport terminal will be completed and installed before December 19.

Long Thanh airport air traffic control tower. Photo: Anh Tu

For Project Component 2 - works serving flight management, Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM), the project investor, launched a 20-day competition to complete the project on schedule, ensure readiness for technical flights and complete the items by December 19 in accordance with the Prime Minister 's direction.

According to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), on December 19, Long Thanh airport will welcome the first flight from Hanoi to Long Thanh International Airport. The plane will taxi into the completed terminal via a telescopic system, completing the inauguration procedures for the first phase of the project. December 19 is also the day all bidding packages and items are completed.

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