After the merger, which city's residents can travel within the city by plane?

After the merger, some provinces/cities in Vietnam will have 2 operating airports. However, in one city, people can travel within the city by air.

1. How many airports are currently operating in Vietnam?

• 21
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• 22
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• 23
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Currently, the country has 22 airports in operation including: Noi Bai, Dien Bien, Cat Bi, Van Don, Tho Xuan, Vinh, Dong Hoi, Phu Bai, Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh, Phu Cat, Tuy Hoa, Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku, Lien Khuong, Tan Son Nhat, Con Dao, Can Tho, Rach Gia, Phu Quoc, Ca Mau .

2. After the merger, which provinces/cities will have two operating airports?

• HCMC
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• Kien Giang
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• Dak Lak
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• Gia Lai
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• All 4 options above
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The Central Government has agreed that the number of provincial-level administrative units after the merger is 34 provinces and cities (including 28 provinces and 6 centrally-run cities).

- In which, HCMC + Ba Ria - Vung Tau + Binh Duong => HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has Tan Son Nhat airport; Ba Ria - Vung Tau has Con Dao airport. Therefore, after the merger, the new Ho Chi Minh City will have 2 operating airports: Tan Son Nhat and Con Dao.

- Dak Lak + Phu Yen => Dak Lak

Dak Lak currently has Buon Ma Thuot airport. Meanwhile, Phu Yen has Tuy Hoa airport. Therefore, the new Dak Lak province will have 2 airports: Buon Ma Thuot and Tuy Hoa.

Kien Giang province currently has 2 existing airports, Rach Gia and Phu Quoc. It is expected that An Giang province will merge with Kien Giang => Kien Giang. Therefore, Kien Giang province will have 2 airports, Rach Gia and Phu Quoc.

- Gia Lai + Binh Dinh => Gia Lai

Currently, Gia Lai has Pleiku airport. Binh Dinh has Phu Cat airport. So the new Gia Lai province will have 2 airports: Pleiku and Phu Cat.

3. Which is the largest airport in the country at present?

• Tan Son Nhat
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• Noi Bai
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• Danang
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Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam today with a total area of ​​605.95 hectares for civil aviation and 894.05 hectares for military. Tan Son Nhat Airport is located on Truong Sa Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Capacity to serve 28 million passengers per year.

Terminal T3, Tan Son Nhat airport, with a total investment of nearly 11,000 billion VND, invested by Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV), started construction at the end of 2022 and was put into operation a few days ago. This is the largest domestic terminal in the country with a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, bringing the total capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport to 50 million passengers.

4. Which airport is expected to be the largest in the future?

• Tan Son Nhat
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• Noi Bai
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• Long Thanh
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Long Thanh International Airport is under construction and will be the largest airport in Vietnam in the future. The airport's expected operating capacity will be 100 million passengers/year.

Long Thanh International Airport is located in Binh Son commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, 40km east of Ho Chi Minh City, 43km from Tan Son Nhat airport, 30km southeast of Bien Hoa city, and 70km north of Vung Tau city.

Upon completion, Long Thanh airport will have a total of 4 runways designed to international standards to ensure that it can accommodate giant double-decker aircraft. In addition, the airport is expected to have 4 large terminals, especially the cargo terminal that can ensure a capacity of up to 5 million tons/year.

5. How many international airports are there in the country?

• 10
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• 11
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• 12
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Of the 22 civil airports in operation, there are 11 international airports: Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai, Da Nang, Vinh, Cat Bi, Phu Bai, Cam Ranh, Phu Quoc, Can Tho, Van Don, Lien Khuong.

6. Which cities will have inner-city flights?

• Hanoi
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• HCMC
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• Danang
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Plan to merge Ho Chi Minh City + Ba Ria - Vung Tau + Binh Duong into Ho Chi Minh City.

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has Tan Son Nhat airport.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau has Con Dao airport. So after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City is the only city with an inner-city flight route from Tan Son Nhat airport to Con Dao, people can travel within the city by air.

In addition, Kien Giang residents can now travel within the province by plane because there is a flight route from Rach Gia City to Phu Quoc City and this will continue after the province's merger.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-sap-nhap-dan-thanh-pho-nao-co-the-di-lai-trong-noi-thanh-bang-may-bay-2393590.html