Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh works on projects to renovate and expand Vinh International Airport

On the afternoon of February 27, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee worked with the working delegation of Vietnam Airports Corporation - JSC (ACV) to speed up the implementation of a number of items and projects to renovate and expand Vinh International Airport.

Attending the meeting were Mr. Hoang Phu Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, branches and Vinh City People's Committee.

The ACV delegation was led by Mr. Vu The Phiet - Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Investing nearly 1,000 billion VND to renovate and upgrade Vinh International Airport

The meeting focused on discussing the implementation of three projects that ACV is preparing to invest in to renovate and upgrade Vinh International Airport.

First of all, the project to expand and renovate the aircraft parking lot to ensure the exploitation of 9 parking positions for code C aircraft, is expected to start construction before April 30, 2025, and be completed in December 2025 with a total investment of VND 236.63 billion.

The second is the project to renovate the existing T1 Passenger Terminal, expected to start construction before April 30, 2025, and be completed in December 2025. ACV has approved the project with a total investment of VND 68.36 billion; after completion, it will be able to accommodate 3-3.5 million passengers per year by 2030.

Third is the Project to renovate the existing runway with a length of 2,400m, a width of 45m and a system of 2 taxiways, brake strips, safety strips... with a total investment of more than 623 billion VND. Vinh International Airport is expected to close to start construction before June 30, 2025 and resume operations before December 31, 2025.

Regarding the implementation of 3 projects, at the meeting, the two sides discussed and agreed on solutions to soon arrange the site area of ​​3,352 hectares located on the existing parking lot to implement the project to expand and renovate the existing aircraft parking lot; it is necessary to build an investment roadmap for the next phase of the planned projects such as: Construction of runway No. 2, expansion of the aircraft parking lot in the T2 terminal area, expansion of the T2 passenger terminal...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Phu Hien discussed a number of issues related to the implementation of the three projects; at the same time, he requested ACV to soon coordinate with the province to announce the planning and mark the planning of Vinh International Airport that has been approved...

To speed up the progress and ensure the project's construction, ACV leaders requested the province to pay attention and create favorable conditions for materials for construction; at the same time, they requested the two sides to coordinate to soon invest in extending the existing runway to 3,000m, to ensure the exploitation of code E aircraft for long-haul flights, meeting the future development needs of Vinh International Airport.

Committed to completion by 2025

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province Le Hong Vinh thanked ACV for its interest in synchronously investing in 3 projects at Vinh International Airport, which, when completed, will remove a bottleneck in transportation for Nghe An, helping the province have a more favorable opportunity to achieve the high growth target, of which the Government assigned 10.5% in 2025.

Currently, in the 3 projects, only part of the project site for expanding and renovating the aircraft parking lot with an area of ​​more than 3 hectares is still stuck with legal procedures. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that after this meeting, ACV coordinate with the province to resolve the issue as soon as possible, in which the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment to coordinate to handle related issues regarding procedures for converting land use purposes and rights.

Regarding the Runway Improvement Project, the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee assessed this as the most important project and requested ACV to focus on speeding up the implementation progress as soon as possible to minimize the closure time of Vinh International Airport.

At the same time, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province also agreed with ACV's proposal to soon invest in extending the existing runway by 600m to accommodate larger aircraft. On that basis, comrade Le Hong Vinh requested ACV to establish an investment policy for this extension so that the province has a basis to carry out compensation and site clearance work.

Overall, with the receptiveness and cooperation of Nghe An province and ACV, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee believes that all three projects will soon be completed and put into operation. Nghe An province will direct the relevant agencies to coordinate to implement, in which fully meet the needs of raw materials.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province also requested ACV to have a specific roadmap for implementing phase 2 of Vinh International Airport according to the plan so that the province can calculate and balance resources and coordinate in site clearance work.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACV Vu The Phiet thanked Nghe An province for its cooperation; and committed to synchronously deploying all three projects, ensuring completion before December 30, 2025 to meet people's travel needs, especially during the Lunar New Year.

Comrade Vu The Phiet affirmed ACV's spirit of companionship with the development of Nghe An province and suggested that the province coordinate with the Corporation to propose to the Government and the Ministry of Finance to allow increased capital to extend the existing runway by 600m, reaching a length of 3,000m.

ACV will also soon announce the Vinh International Airport Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, and develop a specific investment roadmap for the 2026-2030 period and the following period.