Implementation plan for national airport development approved

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has apprived an implementation plan for the master planning for airport development in the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2050.

The master planning, announced by the Ministry of Transport last July, targets increasing the total number of airports around the country to 30 by 2030. This will include 14 international and 16 domestic airports.

Investment in the development of the national airport system to 2030 is about VND420 trillion ($16.5 billion), to come from the State budget and other sources.

Logistics centers will also be set up around airports with cargo demand of more than 250,000 tons a year.

The implementation plan will give priority to investment in completing infrastructure and security equipment for airports and building plans to develop, upgrade and expand airports.

It will also identify tasks, lists of projects and resources needed to implement the master planning for different periods from now to 2030 in line with conditions of ministries, sectors and localities.

Vietnam currently has 22 airports.