What does the Ministry of Transport say about the proposal to build a second runway at Long Thanh airport?

Bộ Giao thông vận tải nói gì về đề xuất xây đường băng thứ hai của sân bay Long Thành? - Ảnh 1. — The first runway of Long Thanh airport is currently under construction 2 months ahead of schedule - Photo: A LOC

The Ministry of Transport said so in an official dispatch sent to the Department of Planning and Investment and Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) regarding procedures for investing in the second runway and leveling the ground for the T3 passenger terminal area of Long Thanh airport.

According to the Ministry of Transport, the Long Thanh International Airport project was decided by the National Assembly in Resolution No. 94/2015/QH13 for investment. The project is divided into 3 investment phases.

The investment scale of phase 1 includes the construction of a runway and a passenger terminal along with synchronous auxiliary items with a capacity of 25 million passengers/year and 1.2 million tons of cargo/year.

Phase 2 continues to build an additional open-configuration runway.... According to the approved pre-feasibility study report, the investment plan is to add an additional runway to the south of the airport.

Therefore, ACV's proposal to invest in a second runway at this stage is not suitable in terms of investment timing and location according to the investment phase scale decided by the National Assembly in the project's investment policy.

The Ministry of Transport believes that ACV’s proposal is a case of changing the scale of the investment phase approved by the National Assembly, so it is necessary to carry out procedures for submitting and approving adjustments to the project investment policy. On that basis, the Prime Minister will approve the adjustment of the Component 3 project to add the second runway in Phase 1.

Regarding the proposal to level the ground of the T3 passenger terminal area, the Ministry of Transport stated that this content is not the main investment scale of the Long Thanh airport project phase 1. The implementation of this item is similar to the gathering and compacting of excess soil in phase 1 to serve the next phases within the scope of 722 hectares of land in phase 2. Therefore, the addition of this content is not a case of adjusting the investment policy but a case of adjusting and supplementing the investment scope of phase 1 approved by the Prime Minister.

ACV proposed to implement the project of leveling the area of passenger terminal T3 with an area of about 181 hectares with a total investment of about 1,956 billion VND from public investment capital. However, the Ministry of Transport said that currently, the Ministry's public investment capital for the period 2021-2025 is no longer available to arrange for the implementation of this item; if implemented in the period 2026-2030, it will not ensure the required completion progress.

Therefore, the subject of leveling the ground of passenger terminal T3 should be carried out by ACV to ensure consistency as well as implementation progress.

On that basis, the Ministry requested ACV to review and update the total investment of the Long Thanh airport component project 3, invested by ACV, to study and add items such as a second runway and leveling the T3 passenger terminal to ensure convenience in procedures, capital sources, and investment progress.

In case the total investment of component project 3 exceeds, ACV shall report and seek consensus from the State Capital Management Committee at enterprises as a basis for submitting for appraisal and additional approval.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bo-giao-thong-van-tai-noi-gi-ve-de-xuat-xay-duong-bang-thu-hai-cua-san-bay-long-thanh-20240828163451387.htm