The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has just sent a document responding to the People's Committee of Dong Nai province regarding the proposal for the locality to sponsor the ministry with the planning product of Bien Hoa Airport.
The Ministry said that Bien Hoa military airport has been included in the national airport planning, oriented as a dual-use airport. In the context of limited funding, to ensure effective implementation of the planning, the Ministry of Transport supports the policy of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee to sponsor the product of the Bien Hoa Airport Detailed Planning Document for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.
Bien Hoa military airport is oriented to invest and renovate to operate more civil aviation in the next few years.
However, the Ministry of Transport noted that the locality's planning documents must comply with the principles of airport management and exploitation as prescribed; ensure that they are not tied to the form of investment and development of Bien Hoa airport; and the Ministry of Transport does not have to reimburse planning costs.
The Ministry of Transport assigned the Civil Aviation Authority to guide and closely coordinate with the People's Committee of Dong Nai province and relevant agencies and units to develop and complete the planning; receive planning documents for review and carry out approval procedures according to regulations.
At the end of October, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province sent a document to the Ministry of Transport requesting funding for the detailed planning product of Bien Hoa airport, as a basis for implementing the next steps.
The locality commits to develop a detailed plan for Bien Hoa airport, submit it to the ministry for appraisal and approval in accordance with regulations; and hand it over to relevant agencies for reception, management and use. The early exploitation of Bien Hoa airport for dual use combining military and commercial purposes is extremely necessary, creating great conditions for the socio-economic development of the province.
Therefore, in order for Bien Hoa airport to become a dual-use airport, Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee hopes to soon complete the detailed planning, in line with the civil exploitation roadmap for the period 2023-2025.
According to the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system in the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, Bien Hoa military airport is planned to become a dual-use airport. Bien Hoa airport, when operating as a dual-use airport, will have a capacity of 5 million passengers/year by 2030 and 10 million passengers/year by 2050.
(Source: Tien Phong)
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