Binh Thuan authorities have held a meeting with the Ministry of Defence and other relevant agencies to discuss speeding up of the construction of the civilian-military Phan Thiet airport.
The 543ha Phan Thiet Airport in the central province of Binh Thuan is expected to be ready next year. (Photo: binhthuan.gov.vn)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The southcentral province of Binh Thuan’s authorities have held a meeting with theMinistry of Defence and other relevant agencies to discuss speeding up of theconstruction of the civilian-military Phan Thiet airport. They urged the ministry to quickly pay compensation to landowners. Of 135 billion VND (6 million USD), only around 50 billion VND (2.2million USD) has been paid so far. The ministry should sanction the extra money needed to upgrade therunway from 4C to 4E standard of the International Civil Aviation Organisation(ICAO), they said. The ministry should identify the builder of the military sectionof the airport so that the work can proceed quickly, they said. Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich urged the province authoritiesto acquire land and hand it over to the builders. The 543ha Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep commune is beingbuilt in the BOT (build-operate-transfer) mode at an estimated cost of 5.6trillion VND (247 million USD). Rang Dong JSC is the contractor for the civilian component, whichis expected to cost 1.64 trillion VND (73.5 million USD). The construction began in 2015 and the airport is scheduled toopen next year. It will have a capacity of 500,000 passengers and 10,000 tonnes ofcargo a year. The airport is expected to help develop tourism and other servicesand attract investors by reducing the time it takes to travel to Phan Thietfrom the rest of the country. Vietnam has total 21 operational airports, nine of theminternational: Noi Bai, Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Phu Bai, Vinh, Chu Lai, Tan Son Nhat,Can Tho (Tra Noc) and Phu Quoc.-VNA
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The 543ha Phan Thiet Airport in the central province of Binh Thuan is expected to be ready next year. (Photo: binhthuan.gov.vn) 
