Approval of Phu Quoc International Airport planning

According to the plan, this airport will be used for both civil and military purposes, a level 4E airport (according to the standard code of the International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO); the type of aircraft used will be Boeing 747, Boeing 787, Airbus 350 and equivalent.

Specifically, the planning for the 2021-2030 period will have a capacity to serve about 10 million passengers/year and 25,000 tons of cargo/year; by 2050, the capacity will increase to about 18 million passengers/year and 50,000 tons of cargo/year; planning the parking lot in front of the T2 passenger terminal and expanding the existing parking lot to accommodate about 30 aircraft parking positions, with the possibility of expansion in the reserved land for parking lot development; planning the aircraft parking lot in the VIP guest house/general aviation area to ensure synchronous operation.

By 2050, expand the parking lot to accommodate about 45 aircraft parking positions; reserve for expansion when needed.

Runway system in the 2021-2030 period, extending the existing runway to both sides to a size of 3,500 meters x 45 meters; planning runway No. 2 to be 3,300 meters x 45 meters, about 360 meters north of the existing runway centerline, with material curb size according to regulations. And maintaining the planned runway configuration until 2050.

The Minister of Construction assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to preside over and coordinate with the People's Committee of Kien Giang province and relevant agencies to organize the announcement, management and implementation of the planning according to regulations. Assign the People's Committee of Kien Giang province to review and update the above planning contents into the local planning and related planning; organize the management of airspace and construction elevation according to regulations; arrange and protect land funds in accordance with the approved planning, have a plan on planning and land use plans to ensure that the land fund is ready to meet the needs of expansion development according to the planning.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/phe-duyet-quy-hoach-cang-hang-khong-quoc-te-phu-quoc-post872897.html