Proposal to build Tay Ninh airport, readers worry it is too close to Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh

The proposal to build Tay Ninh airport with a total investment of over 4,700 billion VND has attracted many debates from readers. Many are concerned about the distance and actual needs when building this airport.

Tay Ninh Airport is proposed for study, with initial capacity of 1 million passengers/year - Illustration photo: Chat GPT

As Tuoi Tre Online reported in the article More than 4,700 billion VND is needed to build Tay Ninh airport with a capacity of 1 million passengers/year, many readers debated the feasibility of the project because the forecast demand is quite low.

According to the report of Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee sent to the Ministry of Transport, the project aims to study the possibility of forming Tay Ninh airport in the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

The project is proposed to be built in Phuoc Ninh commune, Duong Minh Chau district, with a capacity of 1 million passengers/year, designed according to 4E standards, with a total investment capital of more than 4,738 billion VND in the first phase.

Too close to Tan Son Nhat airport, Long Thanh

In a straight line, Tay Ninh airport is about 74km from Tan Son Nhat airport, about 106km from Long Thanh airport, 44km from the Cambodian border, about 24km from Tay Ninh city, about 15km from Ba Den mountain national tourist area, and about 68km from Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park.

Because of the close distance between Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports, while the expected number of passengers is only 1 million/year, reader Quang wondered whether it is worth investing more than 4,700 billion VND?

With this cost of thousands of billions, reader An thinks that prioritizing investment in metro will be better and more convenient.

Similarly, many other readers compared this project to Can Tho airport located in the center of the Mekong Delta, which has a large capacity but is still lacking passengers. So how many flights will Tay Ninh airport have each day when it is only more than 1 hour away from two other major airports?

Currently, many provinces have proposed building airports. Reader HT raised the issue that the proposal to build Tay Ninh airport would be similar to the Mang Den airport that is often discussed. It is possible to mobilize private capital but it is necessary to calculate and measure the number of passengers and demand.

In fact, provincial airports have few passengers and are difficult to meet demand. Instead, we should focus on building the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai highway or Tay Ninh will combine with neighboring provinces to build highways or contact Ho Chi Minh City to study the metro extension from Tham Luong to Tay Ninh, which will meet demand better than building an airport.

Sharing the same opinion, reader B enz said that when the An Suong - Tay Ninh expressway, beltway 2, beltway 3, beltway 4 and railway are completed, there is no need to build more airports.

Having an airport will develop local logistics and tourism.

On the contrary, some readers support the above project. Reader quan****@gmail.com commented that Tay Ninh airport will facilitate the transportation of goods such as rubber, coffee, durian from Tay Ninh and Cambodia, while reducing dependence on Tan Son Nhat.

Reader Ninh expressed his hope that Tay Ninh airport will help attract international tourists, develop Ba Den mountain tourism, and create revenue for his hometown.

However, reader Thanh Nhan added that he is from Tay Ninh but still wants to have a train to travel between Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh instead of investing in an airport.

Among many other comments sent to Tuoi Tre Online by readers, reader Dr. Viet emphasized the need to evaluate economic efficiency. If there are not enough passengers, building an airport will be wasteful. Highways and other means of transport can better meet travel needs.

Other opinions hope that authorities carefully consider economic efficiency and actual needs, while prioritizing the development of essential transport infrastructure such as highways and metros.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/de-xuat-lam-san-bay-tay-ninh-ban-doc-lo-qua-gan-tan-son-nhat-va-long-thanh-20241225143415133.htm