Over 100 hectares of land are being reclaimed for the expansion and upgrading of Ca Mau Airport.

On November 7th, the People's Committee of Ca Mau province submitted a proposal to the Provincial People's Council regarding the approval of a resolution deciding on the investment policy for the land acquisition, compensation, support, and resettlement project to expand and upgrade Ca Mau Airport.

Accordingly, to implement the land acquisition, compensation, support, and resettlement for the expansion and upgrading project of Ca Mau Airport, in accordance with the Ca Mau Airport Master Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, it is necessary to acquire land, provide compensation, support, and resettle people on an area of ​​approximately 105.53 hectares.

Of that, the land area to be cleared for the expansion and upgrading project of Ca Mau Airport is approximately 101.41 hectares.

Ca Mau Airport.

In addition, approximately 3.62 hectares of land need to be cleared for the Control Tower and DVOR/DME Tower projects (implemented by Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation - VATM); and approximately 0.32 hectares need to be cleared along the right-of-way of Hoang Van Thu road (the 120m section cutting through the approach lights at the beginning of the runway).

In addition, the land clearance for the interstitial area between the Ca Mau Airport planning (Control Tower area) and the road connecting the National Highway 1 bypass with Ring Road 2 in Ca Mau City, approximately 0.18 hectares, will be carried out.

The land acquisition, compensation, support, and resettlement project for the expansion and upgrading of Ca Mau Airport is a Group A project with a total investment of approximately 863 billion VND from the provincial budget in the medium-term public investment plan, 2021-2025.

Specifically, in 2024, investment procedures will be carried out; surveying and counting will be conducted; and compensation, support, and resettlement plans will be prepared. In 2025, compensation, support, and resettlement will be implemented; the construction site will be handed over; and the final settlement of investment capital for the completed project will be completed.

Previously, on June 28, 2024, the Minister of Transport issued Decision No. 791/QD-BGVT approving the Ca Mau Airport Development Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

Accordingly, Ca Mau Airport is a domestic airport, used jointly for civilian and military purposes ; planned as a 4C airport and a Level II military airport; during the period 2021-2030, new investment will be made in a runway with dimensions of 2,400 x 45m along with infrastructure systems to ensure the scale of a 4C airport, capable of handling aircraft such as A320/A321 and equivalent, with a capacity of approximately 1 million passengers/year and 1,000 tons of cargo/year.

The vision for 2050 is to continue improving the infrastructure system, increasing capacity to approximately 3 million passengers/year and 3,000 tons of cargo/year. Accordingly, the land use plan for the period 2021-2030 is approximately 184.22 hectares; the vision for 2050 is approximately 244.43 hectares.

On October 15, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1188/QD-TTg approving the investment plan for the expansion and upgrading project of Ca Mau Airport.

Accordingly, the investor is Vietnam Airports Corporation - JSC (ACV) with a total project implementation cost of approximately VND 2,400 billion (excluding land clearance costs), using 100% of ACV's equity; the project implementation schedule is 18 months from the date the State allocates the land.

Currently, the land at Ca Mau Airport has been granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights covering an area of ​​42.8 hectares. To expand and upgrade the airport, land clearance is necessary to create a clean land fund for the expansion beyond the existing land area covered by the Certificate of Land Use Rights.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thu-hoi-hon-100-ha-dat-de-mo-rong-nang-cap-cang-hang-khong-ca-mau-192241107160519058.htm