Hanoi wants to have a second international airport, Ministry of Transport assigns research agencies

The Ministry of Transport has just sent an official dispatch to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and the Transport Engineering Design Corporation (TEDI) regarding the proposal to plan a second airport in the capital region in the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Previously, the Ministry of Transport received Official Dispatch No. 1382/UBND-GT from the Hanoi People's Committee proposing to plan a second airport in the Hanoi Capital region in the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

In addition to Noi Bai airport, Hanoi wants to have a second international airport (Photo: VNA)

In this document, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed to adjust and determine the nature and function of the second airport in the Hanoi Capital Region as an international airport; at the same time, it requested the Ministry of Transport to study and determine the location and planning criteria for the City People's Committee to add to the ongoing Capital Planning, ensuring consistency.

In response to Hanoi's proposal, the Ministry of Transport said that in order to have a sufficient basis for consideration and resolution, the Ministry requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and TEDI (the consulting unit for planning the airport system) to study the proposed content of the City People's Committee and report a handling plan before May 27.

In the previous petition of Hanoi, it was stated that the Hanoi Capital Region has a projected population size of about 21-23 million people by 2050, with a total area of about 24,314km2, basically similar to the Ho Chi Minh City region (population size of 24-25 million people, area of about 30,400km2).

In the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, the Ministry of Transport submitted to the Government for consideration and approval of the planning orientation for 2 international airports for Ho Chi Minh City (including Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh with a total capacity of about 150 million passengers/year).

However, the second airport of Hanoi region is only planned as a domestic airport.

Therefore, according to the Hanoi People's Committee, the capital region needs to plan a second international airport to meet corresponding transportation needs, ensure aviation security and safety, reserve land funds as well as allocate transportation needs, and create a driving force for balanced development in the capital.

The Hanoi People's Committee has proposed that the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Transport adjust and determine the nature and function of the second airport in Hanoi as an international airport.

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