HCMC – Vietnam will have 28 airports by 2030 and 31 by 2050, comprising 14 international and 17 domestic ones, according to the Transport Ministry’s airport development plan.
In the 2021-2030 period, the ministry will focus investment on major airports such as Noi Bai in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat in HCMC, upgrade the current airports and build six more, Long Thanh, Na San, Lai Chau, Sapa, Quang Tri and Phan Thiet.
Sapa, Quang Tri, Lai Chau and Phan Thiet airport projects will get off the ground in late 2022 and early 2023 as they have already been approved for investment and construction.
After the period, three domestic airports, Cao Bang, Cat Bi and the second airport in Hanoi, will be developed, taking the total number of domestic airports to 17 and that of all airports to 31 by 2050.
