VND 2,600 billion to build Thanh Hoa Airport

The project to build Thanh Hoa Airport was officially announced on January 8th by the Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Aviation Department.
Under the plan, the project will be implemented in two phases with the first oneto be completed by 2020 and the second one to be completed by 2030 at a cost of 2,600 billion VND in aggregate.
The airport will be erected in Hai Ninh Commune, Tinh Gia District, 30 km south of Thanh Hoa City, and 1.3 km away from National Highway 1A.
The airport is designed to carry 250,000 passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo per year after the first phase is completed. The designed capacity for the second phase is 1 million passengers and 20,000 tons of cargo per year. The airport will then be able to serve both regular domestic and international flights.