Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 inspected the construction site of the Long Thanh airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Speaking on this occasion, the PM reiterated that Long Thanh International Airport must be completed to receive its first flight on December 19, 2025 and begin commercial operations in early 2026.

The Government leader praised efforts to accelerate progress but warned that the remaining tasks are complex and time is running out.

The PM therefore asked all stakeholders to revise the schedule and ensure clear assignment of tasks.

“It is a must to coordinate more tightly and efficiently, mobilize additional manpower and equipment, and fully engage main contractors, subcontractors, as well as police and military forces to speed up work wherever possible,” the PM was quoted by the Vietnam News Agency as saying.

The PM also urged monitoring, alongside construction progress, to ensure quality, workplace safety, technical and aesthetic standards, environmental hygiene, and worker well-being.

Apart from the airport, connecting roads, telecom, power, and water infrastructure, landscaping and environmental works, and service zones, he also called for studies to develop an airport city, aviation industrial park, free trade zone, and logistics hub around the site.

PM Chinh emphasized the airport’s vital role in driving socio-economic development, generating jobs, and improving livelihoods. He described the project as a new symbol of progress, not only for the Southeast region but for the country as a whole.

He requested preparations to ensure the effective management and operation of the airport, while directing relevant sides to prepare for the construction of Runway 3 and Phase 2 of the project.

This marks his eighth on-site inspection of the Long Thanh International Airport project, a 5,000-hectare development with a total investment capital of VND336 trillion ($12.84 billion), aimed at easing congestion at Ho Chi Minh City’s overstretched Tan Son Nhat Airport.