Urgently construct Vinh airport upgrade project, put into operation in time for year-end peak season

Construction speed, speed up progress

Clip: Thu Huyen

In mid-October, at the Vinh airport upgrade project site, trucks carrying construction materials were bustling in and out. Workers operating cranes and excavators were divided into many construction teams.

Workers focus on constructing the taxiway and runway foundation with reinforced concrete structure. Photo: TH

The aircraft parking area is being renovated and expanded by nearly 30,000 ^m2 to increase capacity from 6 to 9 parking positions; the runway and taxiway are being completely stripped for new concrete construction. The 45m wide runway is being constructed by a consortium of ACC Aviation Construction Corporation, Truong Son Construction Company, CIENCO 4 Group Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Construction Investment Development Joint Stock Company.

Machinery and vehicles are mobilized to speed up the project construction. Photo: TH

In package No. 11, CIENCO 4 Group undertakes to build 500m of runway and 200m of taxiways W1 and W2.

Talking to us, engineer Nguyen Quang Trung - Deputy Site Commander, CIENCO 4 Group, said: The enterprise undertakes the construction of 2 packages: the apron and the runway. Currently, CIENCO focuses on human resources and equipment to meet the schedule; with 8 construction teams, we have completed 80% of the runway including concrete pouring, water supply and drainage, taxiways W1, W2. The remaining 120m of weak ground has completed the construction of cement pile reinforcement.

Regarding the parking lot location, due to the land issue, the handover has just been completed, so the construction is only 20%. Currently, the mixed mix has been completed, and equipment is being mobilized to prepare for pouring concrete. "According to the design, all 3 parking lots must have weak ground treated by drilling and driving cement piles. Currently, there are 2 cement drilling rigs, we will mobilize 1 more rig, combine overtime, and increase shifts to strive to complete the parking lot site in one month", said engineer Trung.

Engineer Nguyen Minh Viet - project management officer, added: Up to this point, 6 contractors in the project have all achieved the set progress. Of which, the runway has constructed 2km of 2-layer concrete, equivalent to 80%. The remaining short section of weak soil, the units are focusing on reinforcing. For the apron, as soon as the site is handed over, we directed the contractor to prepare drilling lines for making soil cement piles, to catch up with the progress of other items. However, the biggest concern is still the weather.

The workload is high, the time is tight, while the price of construction materials is rising, and the recent storms No. 5 and No. 10 have greatly affected the construction progress. However, to get the project back up and running in time, the remaining stages are still worked day and night, even in the rain.

Improve passenger service capacity

On February 19, 2025, the Minister of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction ) signed and issued Decision No. 201/QD-BGTVT approving the Planning of Vinh International Airport for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. Vinh International Airport is a shared civil and military airport. The planning goal for the period 2021-2030 is that Vinh International Airport will reach airport level 4E (according to the standard code of the International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO); capacity of about 8 million passengers/year and 25,000 tons of cargo/year. By 2050, Vinh International Airport will reach airport level 4E, with a capacity of about 14 million passengers/year and 35,000 tons of cargo/year.

Consulting supervision and direction at the construction site. Photo: TH

On July 1, 2025, Vinh International Airport officially stopped operating to carry out the renovation and upgrading project. The items include: Renovation and upgrading of the passenger terminal, renovation and upgrading of the aircraft parking lot and the runway system. The project has a capital of nearly 1,000 billion VND, invested by Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV).

Currently, there are 4 contractors including: ACC – CIENCO 4 – Truong Son – Vinadic Joint Venture participating in the project “Repair of runways and taxiways - Vinh International Airport” and 2 contractors including ACC-CIENCO 4 Joint Venture participating in the project “Expansion and renovation of aircraft parking lots - Vinh International Airport”. All are mobilizing maximum human resources and equipment, racing against time to complete the project before December 30.

80% of the runway including concrete, drainage, taxiways W1 and W2 have been basically completed. Photo: TH

For the terminal upgrade project, currently the two contractors, Nghe An Construction Company - Viet Toan Cau Company, are focusing on making glass walls and partitions. The Domestic Terminal has had five open spaces filled and the front glass walls removed to expand nearly ^1,200m2 ; adding technological equipment and lines to improve passenger service quality.

Mr. Pham Anh Duc - Director of Vinh International Airport Project Management Board - Vietnam Airports Corporation said: Currently, we are focusing on speeding up the construction progress in 3 shifts, trying to complete before December 30 to put the airport back into operation, promptly serving people traveling during the peak season at the end of the year. When the project is completed, Vinh International Airport will create a new look, improve flight safety, and meet passenger service capacity, especially during peak times.

Recently, the Ministry of Construction coordinated with the People's Committee of Nghe An province to organize a conference to announce the planning of Vinh International Airport for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. This planning has identified Vinh International Airport as one of the strategic, modern, long-term infrastructure projects. Thereby, contributing to GRDP growth targets, attracting investment and developing trade, services, and tourism in accordance with the spirit of the Resolution of the 20th Party Congress, term 2025-2039 of Nghe An province.

Source: https://baonghean.vn/gap-rut-thi-cong-du-an-nang-cap-san-bay-vinh-kip-thoi-dua-vao-hoat-dong-dip-cao-diem-cuoi-nam-10308298.html