The government wants to build a "5-star airport" Gia Binh for 196,000 billion, to be used for 70 years.

(Dan Tri) - Gia Binh International Airport is expected to be invested with a total capital of about 196,378 billion VND to meet 5-star international airport service standards. The Government calculates the project's operating period to be 70 years.

The proposal on the investment policy for the Gia Binh International Airport construction project was officially placed on the National Assembly 's agenda during the working session on the morning of November 14.

Gia Binh Airport complements Noi Bai, creating momentum for tourism and service development

Authorizing the Government to report to the National Assembly on the necessity of investing in the project, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh pointed out the fact that Noi Bai airport, as the main international aviation gateway of Hanoi and the key economic region of the North, is operating beyond its design capacity.

“The investment in the construction of Gia Binh International Airport is a strategic and breakthrough step, contributing to the restructuring of the Capital Region's aviation network,” Mr. Minh emphasized.

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh (Photo: Minh Chau).

According to the Minister of Construction, Gia Binh airport will play a strategic complementary role to Noi Bai, promoting advantages in space, connectivity and infrastructure, while creating momentum for the development of industry, logistics, e-commerce, tourism and services.

The project also has special significance in ensuring national defense and security and serving important foreign events, especially the APEC Summit in 2027.

Regarding the goal, Minister Tran Hong Minh said that Gia Binh International Airport is invested and built according to international standards, becoming a smart, green, sustainable, new-generation airport of international standards, meeting the needs of socio-economic development.

This is also a dual-use airport serving security and defense activities and important foreign affairs events; meeting 5-star international airport service standards, among the top 10 5-star airports in the world according to Skytrax criteria.

Gia Binh also aims to be the aviation gateway of the North, a transit airport for passengers, goods and an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the Asia-Pacific region.

The project is expected to meet the demand of about 30 million passengers/year and 1.6 million tons of cargo/year by 2030; about 50 million passengers/year and 2.5 million tons of cargo/year by 2050.

According to the Government's proposal, the passenger terminal of Gia Binh airport is built on the basis of SkyTrax's 5-star service standards, focusing on optimizing operational functions, organizing space effectively, ensuring convenient and reasonable service for large passenger traffic.

National Assembly session on the morning of November 14 (Photo: Minh Chau).

The VIP terminal is built separately from the passenger terminal with an estimated area of ​​about 5,900 square meters.

The project is expected to use more than 1,800 hectares of land, including nearly 125 hectares of security land, more than 327 hectares of public land, more than 169 hectares of residential land...; affecting about 7,100 households (of which about 5,800 households are expected to be resettled) and 118 organizations.

According to the Government's report, the total investment capital for Gia Binh airport is about 196,378 billion VND. Of which, phase 1 is about 141,236 billion VND, phase 2 is about 55,142 billion VND.

The project is invested with investor capital, including equity and legally mobilized capital.

Proposal to compare Gia Binh airport investment rate with equivalent airports in the region

Regarding progress, the Government plans to invest in the construction of necessary works to serve the 2027 APEC Summit in the 2025-2027 period.

In the 2026-2030 period, the construction of the remaining works of phase 1 will be completed to ensure synchronous operation and exploitation to meet the capacity of 30 million passengers/year and 1.6 million tons of cargo/year.

Perspective illustration of Gia Binh airport parking lot and runway (Photo: Sun Group).

In phase 2 (2031-2050), it is expected to complete construction items to meet the capacity of 50 million passengers/year and 2.5 million tons of cargo/year.

The Government calculates the project's operating period to be 70 years (from 2025 to 2095).

Proposing special policies to support investment, the Government said that within the project's site clearance area, there are about 25 relics that need to be relocated, but current laws have no regulations on this matter.

Therefore, the Government proposed that the National Assembly allow the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province to relocate historical and cultural relics (at all levels) during the process of implementing compensation, support, resettlement and investment in Gia Binh airport.

Examining the Government's proposal, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai said the Committee agreed with the necessity of investing in Gia Binh airport.

However, the appraisal agency proposed to clearly quantify the project's objectives, for example, Skytrax 5-star standards, world top 10, etc. At the same time, it is necessary to assess the feasibility of completing the project to meet the APEC service schedule in 2027, in the context of many problems regarding compensation, support, resettlement and complex geological conditions.

In addition, the review agency proposed to supplement the report with more specific impact assessment on hydrology, flooding, flow changes, development of environmental management plan, monitoring of emissions, noise, assessment of ecological and noise impacts on residents and establishment of community monitoring mechanism.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai (Photo: Minh Chau).

In particular, the Economic and Financial Committee requested the Government to analyze the basis for determining the project's operating period of 70 years. According to the appraisal agency, it is necessary to determine based on the actual capital recovery period and the regulation of periodic monitoring every 5 years to update revenue, costs, profits and make flexible adjustments, in order to ensure the harmony of interests between the State, investors and users.

Regarding the preliminary total investment and capital sources, the National Assembly's appraisal agency requested the Government to clarify the basis for calculating the project's investment rate, compare the investment rate with similar airport projects in the region and adjust it according to local prices to choose the appropriate and optimal cost level. The Government also needs to clarify the capital sources, the ability to recover capital and repay loans.

After being discussed in groups and halls, the Resolution on investment policy for the Gia Binh International Airport construction project is expected to be approved by the National Assembly on the last day of the 10th session.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/thoi-su/chinh-phu-muon-xay-san-bay-5-sao-gia-binh-196000-ty-dung-trong-70-nam-20251114082103950.htm