Expected time of Vinh airport closure

On May 6, Mr. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Director of Vinh International Airport ( Nghe An ) said that the airport is expected to temporarily suspend operations from July 1, 2025 to serve large-scale infrastructure upgrades.

However, Mr. Tuan emphasized that this is only an estimated timeline and still requires an official written decision from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. Thus, the airport closure plan has been adjusted, delayed from the original plan of early June.

During the period before the closure, especially in May and June 2025, the airport will still operate normally to ensure passenger travel needs.

Vinh International Airport will carry out two important renovation projects to upgrade its infrastructure, including expanding the aircraft parking area and upgrading the domestic terminal. Of which, the aircraft parking renovation project covers an area of ​​29,612m², designed to accommodate 9 parking positions for Code C aircraft, with a total investment of VND236.6 billion. This project is expected to start construction on May 8, 2025 to improve passenger service capacity.

In parallel, Vietnam Airports Corporation - JSC (ACV) will upgrade the domestic terminal by filling in 5 atriums, expanding the usable area by about 1,189m², and rearranging functional areas to optimize operational efficiency. The total investment for this project is 68.36 billion VND, with the goal of completing the project synchronously before December 30, 2025.

According to the plan, Vinh airport is expected to close in the coming time to carry out upgrading projects invested by ACV. Specifically, Vinh airport will repair the 2,400m long, 45m wide runway; two taxiways measuring 73.9m long, 18m wide and 128m long, 18m wide respectively. At the same time, items such as material curbs, brake strips, signal systems, signal paint and drainage will also be synchronously renovated. The total investment for this project is 623.4 billion VND.

According to the Master Plan for the Development of the National Airport System, by 2030, Vinh Airport will have a capacity of about 8 million passengers/year and a land area of ​​557.33 hectares, with a total investment cost of VND14,942 billion. By 2050, the capacity is expected to increase to 14 million passengers/year with an investment cost of VND8,905 billion.

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/thoi-gian-du-kien-dong-cua-san-bay-vinh-post287314.html