The event saw the presence of General Phan Van Giang, Member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence.
The Phan Thiet Army Airport is a project of special strategic importance to the building of the army, strengthening national defence and security, and developing the country’s socio-economic development.
The project has a total investment of 7.925 trillion VND, designed according to military standard level I and civilian standard 4E ICAO, capable of receiving modern military aircraft and large aircraft such as Boeing 777 and Airbus A350.
The project, built on a large and comprehensive scale of 439 hectares, includes an airfield with a 3,050m long and 45m wide runway; a system of taxiways and aprons; a system of information, navigation, and flight control stations for military and civilian aircraft; and a system of shelters and workshops for the maintenance and repair of military aircraft. The facility ensures that two air force regiments can conduct flight training and maintain combat readiness with over 1,000 officers and soldiers.
Speaking at the ceremony, General Phan Van Giang stated that Phan Thiet Army Airport is a key national project of strategic importance for strengthening the country’s defence posture and improving the quality of training and combat readiness of the forces.
Construction began in 2021, amidst numerous difficulties facing the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and climate change; military and national defence tasks, linked to socio-economic development, place increasingly high demands; especially in strategic areas where enhanced air defense and air force capabilities, airspace management capabilities, and combat readiness and troop mobility are necessary.
General Giang underscored that the commissioning of Phan Thiet Army Airport will contribute to building a new strategic position, a “significant highlight” on the force deployment map of the Air Defence and Air Force Command and the entire army, in line with Vietnamese military art in the context of high-tech warfare.
