The Gia Binh International Airport in Bac Ninh province will be upgraded from a level 3C airport serving national defence and security purposes to an international-level 4E dual-use (civil-military) facility.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on February 23 under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, where ministries, agencies, and local authorities convened to discuss the construction of the Gia Binh airport, a project that broke ground on December 10, 2024.