Lam Dong and ACV meet to discuss plan to upgrade Lien Khuong International Airport

On the afternoon of July 16, leaders of the Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee worked with the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to discuss the plan to upgrade, repair and upgrade Lien Khuong International Airport.

The scene of the meeting

One of the important contents discussed at the working session was the airport closure time for upgrading and repair work.

Comrade Lam Dong Provincial Party Secretary Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Secretary, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the 15th term of Lam Dong province gave a speech at the working session.

Attending the working session were comrades: Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the 15th term of Lam Dong province; Nguyen Hoai Anh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

On the side of Vietnam Airports Corporation, there were Mr. Vu The Phiet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airports Corporation and leaders of functional departments of the Corporation, and leaders of Lien Khuong International Airport.

Leaders of Lam Dong Province Department of Construction spoke at the working session

Upgrading and expanding the airport is an urgent need .

Lien Khuong International Airport, an important transport infrastructure connecting Lam Dong with domestic and international provinces, is showing signs of overload.

In the first 6 months of 2025, Lien Khuong Airport served 989,543 passengers. By 2030, this number is expected to exceed 3.5 million passengers per year, with an average growth rate of 10%.

Upgrading and expansion are prerequisites to meet this growing demand, especially as the airport moves towards meeting international airport standards.

Mr. Vu The Phiet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airports Corporation, reported on the operation situation and investment plan at Lien Khuong International Airport.

Mr. Vu The Phiet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airports Corporation, emphasized that the airport is currently showing signs of deterioration and is in dire need of renovation and upgrading. He said that the Corporation has also prepared and plans to close for repairs and upgrading in the dry season this year, around November 2025, and will try to shorten the closure time.

After repair and upgrade, Lien Khuong International Airport will improve its operational capacity.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi expressed concern about the negative impact on the province's economic development if the airport had to close at the present time.

However, closing the airport for repairs and upgrades poses many challenges. Speaking about the planned closure of the airport in November 2025, Mr. Ho Van Muoi, Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, expressed concern about the negative impact on the province's economic development if the airport had to close at the present time.

“In 2025, Lam Dong set a growth target of 8%, and the interruption of airport operations will cause great difficulties, especially when some key national highways in the province are being repaired and upgraded, which will affect the traffic and economic development of the province,” the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Comrade Nguyen Hoai Anh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee, requested ACV to study the planning work to ensure the sustainable development of Lien Khuong airport in the future.

Comrade Nguyen Hoai Anh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, also said that the closure of Lien Khuong airport for upgrading will cause many difficult impacts, making the province very worried. Therefore, the Vietnam Airports Corporation should review and consider, if possible, it is most appropriate to wait until after the Lunar New Year to carry out the upgrading and repair. This is also a solution to support the province to overcome the current difficult period; at the same time, it also gives the unit time to prepare more carefully and thoroughly.

During this time, it is possible to deploy some investment-related contents in advance before the official closure, to shorten the construction time and quickly return the airport to operation.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also suggested that regarding the planning adjustment issue, Vietnam Airports Corporation needs to study and calculate a longer-term plan to ensure the sustainable development of Lien Khuong International Airport in the future.

Basically agreed to postpone airport closure time

In response to Lam Dong province's proposal to postpone the airport closure to 2026, when key traffic projects connecting Lam Dong province have been completed and to minimize the impact on the province's socio-economic activities during the peak period at the end of the year, Mr. Vu The Phiet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACV shared and committed to finding solutions to continue maintaining the airport's operations until the end of 2025, expected to begin closing for repairs and upgrades in March 2026 and complete before the rainy season.

He also said that upgrading Lien Khuong International Airport is not only a solution to the immediate problem but also an investment for the future. ACV plans to invest 3.7 trillion VND to build a new passenger terminal and other synchronous items, increasing the service capacity to more than 5 million passengers/year after 2030.

Lam Dong Provincial Party Secretary Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam delivered a concluding speech at the working session.

Concluding the working session, Lam Dong Provincial Party Secretary Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam requested the Vietnam Airports Corporation and the Provincial People's Committee to seek consensus on the closure time of Lien Khuong airport to ensure the smooth upgrading process and minimize negative impacts on the province's economic activities.

The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that the terrain of Lam Dong and Da Lat is very different from other coastal plain provinces, traffic connections are very difficult, so he requested the unit to pay attention to this issue.

Regarding the issue of adjusting the airport planning, the Provincial Party Secretary said he highly appreciated and acknowledged ACV's proposal to sponsor the hiring of consultants to review and adjust the planning of Lien Khuong International Airport until 2050.

The Provincial Party Secretary also directed the Provincial People's Committee to pay attention to directing the review and support ACV in finding mineral sources to serve the upgrading and renovation of Lien Khuong International Airport in the coming time.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/lam-dong-va-acv-hop-ban-ke-hoach-nang-cap-cang-hang-khong-quoc-te-lien-khuong-382495.html