#Long Thanh International Airport
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc has called for accelerated efforts to put Long Thanh International Airport into service by the end of December, following his inspection of the construction site on October 4.
After many years of preparation and implementation, Long Thanh International Airport is entering the final stage before officially beginning commercial operations in late 2026.
As roads, airports, and connecting infrastructure projects are completed one after another, expectations go beyond simply adding new facilities. The aim is to expand economic space, reduce costs, and create fresh momentum for development.
The Government Office has issued Document No. 8871/VPCP-CN conveying the instructions of Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc regarding the implementation of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s directions on the progress of the Long Thanh International Airport Project.
According to the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV), construction of the passenger terminal has reached nearly 70% of the total contract value, while civil works alone are almost 80% complete.
Dong Nai City simultaneously broke ground on July 10 on three road projects, including the upgrading and expansion of Road 769 and the construction of two new routes, Roads DT770B and DT773. The three projects, with a combined length of more than 111km, will directly connect National Highways 1, 51, and 56 with Long Thanh International Airport, Ring Road 4-Ho Chi Minh City, and many other key transport routes across the city.
Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) announced on July 1 that it had held discussions with relevant stakeholders on operational scenarios for Long Thanh International Airport, with most domestic and international airlines expressing a wish to launch services at the airport once it enters operation.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) sent a document to Long Thanh International Airport and the Southern Airports Authority on June 2, requesting them to urgently study and review plans for organising bus routes to ensure synchronised transport infrastructure connectivity at this key project.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that the Long Thanh International Airport project is of an exceptionally large scale, serving as a key national project and strategic transport infrastructure with profound importance for the country’s socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for accelerating construction of Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province to ensure it begins commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Three flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and Bamboo Airways will make the first official “inaugural landings” at Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai on December 19.
A Boeing 787 from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City touched down at Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province at 3:58 pm on December 15, marking the success of the new airport’s first technical flight ahead of its official opening scheduled for December 19.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 14 called on teams to accelerate the construction of the Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai to make it ready for the first flight on December 19 and commercial operations in the first half of 2026.
Party General Secretary To Lam made a working trip to the southern province of Dong Nai on November 13 to inspect the construction of Long Thanh International Airport, and discuss its development strategy amid regional and global competition.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has called on ministries, agencies, and contractors to accelerate the implementation of Phase 1 of the Long Thanh International Airport project, stressing the need to complete preparations for calibration and technical test flights slated for December 19, 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries, agencies, and localities to promptly address obstacles facing major transport projects to complete all set goals as there is a significant workload ahead, and only less than four months remaining until the end of 2025.
Global aviation analytics firm OAG forecasts that Long Thanh International Airport in southern Viet Nam could become one of Asia’s mega airports, serving up to 100 million passengers annually within the next decade.
Long Thanh is one of the key commune-level localities with strategic significance in the socio-economic development of Dong Nai Province and the southern region. In the area, there is a particularly important project, Long Thanh International Airport, which is being accelerated to basically complete Phase 1 by the end of this year.
