Hanoi (VNA) – The Ca Mau airport in the southernmost province of CaMau will be upgraded to class 4C, able to accommodate A320 and A321 aircraft by2030, in line with approved planning, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The ministry said in response to Ca Mau province’s proposal on upgrading theairport that the upgrade will be carried out from now to 2030, with thereparation of the runway and taxiway at the airport already underway,implemented by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Ca Mau airport is currently a class 3C facility, accommodating ATR 72 airplanesand similar aircraft.
The ministry noted that on April 29, Bamboo Airways launched a direct servicebetween Hanoi and Ca Mau with three flights a week.
Regardingthe province’s proposal on adding the planning for a highway from Ca Mau cityto Dat Mui commune, the southernmost point of the country, to the national roadplanning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, the ministry said it willconsider the suggestion and report to competent authority.
Itadded that large-scale transport infrastructure for the corridor from Ca Mau toDat Mui is yet to be considered in the process of building transport planningfor 2021-2030 due to low transport needs. However, plannings will be reviewedand adjusted every five years, according to the Law on Planning./.
The ministry said in response to Ca Mau province’s proposal on upgrading theairport that the upgrade will be carried out from now to 2030, with thereparation of the runway and taxiway at the airport already underway,implemented by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Ca Mau airport is currently a class 3C facility, accommodating ATR 72 airplanesand similar aircraft.
The ministry noted that on April 29, Bamboo Airways launched a direct servicebetween Hanoi and Ca Mau with three flights a week.
Regardingthe province’s proposal on adding the planning for a highway from Ca Mau cityto Dat Mui commune, the southernmost point of the country, to the national roadplanning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, the ministry said it willconsider the suggestion and report to competent authority.
Itadded that large-scale transport infrastructure for the corridor from Ca Mau toDat Mui is yet to be considered in the process of building transport planningfor 2021-2030 due to low transport needs. However, plannings will be reviewedand adjusted every five years, according to the Law on Planning./.
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