[Photo series] 1.8 thousand day journey from vast rubber plantations, villages to 'super' Long Thanh International Airport

(DN) - From the time the project started on January 5, 2021 until now, after nearly 5 years with nearly 1,800 days of construction, Long Thanh International Airport Phase 1 is gradually "reaching the finish line". From the vast rubber forests and villages, the shape of a "super" airport, a project symbolizing the country's development aspirations has taken shape.

In 2020, Dong Nai province officially handed over land to relevant units to "start" the construction of Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Pham Tung

Along with the process of handing over land for construction, the site clearance work for the project area is being carried out in parallel. In particular, the site clearance for the rubber land area is being carried out first. Photo: Pham Tung

People in the project area demolished their houses and "gave up land" to build Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Contributor

Long Thanh Airport is invested and built on an area of ​​about 5,000 hectares, located in 6 communes of the old Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. Photo: Contributor

Among the 6 communes in the Long Thanh Airport construction area, Suoi Trau commune was dissolved because most of its area was located in the airport construction area. Part of the remaining area of ​​the commune was merged into Bau Can commune, old Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. Photo: Pham Tung

Suoi Trau Primary School in 2020. Photo: Pham Tung

At the end of 2020, Dong Nai province completed site clearance for a large part of the land area to build Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Contributor

Immediately after the site was handed over, Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) started the construction of the site leveling and drainage package. Photo: Pham Tung

Thousands of workers and machines were mobilized to level the ground for construction. The Long Thanh Airport Project site became the largest construction site in the country at that time. Photo: Pham Tung

At the end of August 2023, the construction of the passenger terminal - the "heart" of Long Thanh Airport phase 1 - began. Photo: Contributor

The passenger terminal construction is the most important item of the Long Thanh Airport Project Phase 1. The contract for construction and installation of passenger terminal equipment is worth 35 trillion VND. Photo: Pham Tung

The air traffic control tower project - the "brain" of Long Thanh Airport - will also be built in 2023. Photo: Contributor

To meet the requirements of shortening construction time and completing the project early, during the construction process, the Long Thanh Airport Project construction site is always lit up at night to carry out "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "working day and night". Photo: Pham Tung

After nearly 5 years of construction with nearly 1,800 days, tens of thousands of engineers, workers, laborers and machines and equipment worked with the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain, not losing to the storm"; "working through holidays and Tet" to complete the project early. Photo: Pham Tung

According to plan, Long Thanh Airport phase 1 will be officially inaugurated on December 19, 2025 and put into commercial operation in the first half of 2026. Photo: Pham Tung

A series of headquarters buildings for state management agencies have been basically completed to be ready to serve when Long Thanh Airport is put into operation. Photo: Pham Tung

Two traffic routes connecting Long Thanh Airport (T1, T2) have also basically completed construction to serve traffic connection for this "super" airport project.

Pham Tung (performed)

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202511/chum-anh-hanh-trinh-18-ngan-ngay-tu-bat-ngan-cao-su-lang-mac-den-sieu-cang-hang-khong-quoc-te-long-thanh-a570c40/