Perspective of Quang Tri Airport.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has just submitted to the Ministry of Transport for approval the Quang Tri Airport Plan for the period up to 2020, with a vision to 2030.

Specifically, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam proposes a plan in Gio Quang and Gio Mai communes, Gio Linh district, about 7km from Dong Ha city (Quang Tri), a 4C domestic airport, sharing civil and military. the.

The runway and landing here will have a size of 2,400m, a width of 45m, and a road structure to ensure aircraft A320, A321 and equivalent. Along with that, will build a synchronous system of parallel taxiways, taxiways connecting and aircraft parking to ensure 5 parking positions for aircraft.

The passenger terminal is planned in the southern area of ​​the civil aircraft yard, with 2 elevations, a capacity of 1 million passengers / year, with reserve land to expand the planning for additional construction when needed.

For a cargo terminal, due to the low volume of freight in the first stage, when constructing a passenger terminal, the authorities will calculate and arrange a cargo handling space in the area. The passenger terminal, however, still reserves land for the construction of the cargo terminal as demand rises.

The plan also takes into account the air navigation assurance works as well as other technical infrastructure and service facilities. It is expected that the total amount needed to implement this plan is more than 8,000 billion VND.

If the plan is approved, in the near future, visitors to Quang Tri by air will no longer have to fly an intermediate flight to Phu Bai airport (Hue) or Dong Hoi airport (Quang Binh), then continue. Walk back here as before.

Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), which is managing and operating 21 airports nationwide, said that the importance and necessity of the airport Quang Tri was confirmed in Decision 236 / QD-TTg approving the adjustment of the Planning of Air Transport Development for the period up to 2020 and orientation to 2030 of the Prime Minister.

In the process of contributing ideas to the airport construction planning, ACV only proposed phasing the planning of auxiliary locations for passenger terminal buildings such as cargo handling points, port office buildings, garages. Staff and staff close to the passenger terminal area in the first phase for convenience in operation. In the future, when the airport capacity reaches the expected point, functional areas will be built in accordance with the whole.

According to ACV, the development of a new airport in the current national airport and airport planning takes at least 5-10 years to reach the expected output.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said that according to information from the People’s Committee of Quang Tri province, there are many domestic and foreign investors who have invested in this airport, including FLC Group, Vietjet Air ...

Previously, many people thought that the planning of the airport too dense would waste resources, especially Quang Tri Airport, which is only 100km from the neighboring airport.

Talking about this issue, the representative of the Department of Planning and Investment (Ministry of Transport) said that in terms of airport planning, short or long distance or radius is only an issue. For example, Hai Phong and Hanoi or Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue are about 100km apart but still build two international airports.

In terms of economic development, airport planning is in the aspect of forecasting socio-economic development and the travel potential of the people. If only in terms of geography or close distance between two airports without planning or investment in the airport, it is not reasonable.

According to the representative of the Department of Planning and Investment, for airport planning in general and Quang Tri airport in particular, the planning agencies had to take into account the potential of that airport.

"When planning an airport, it will be based on the potential for socio-economic development. Developed countries like Japan have a thicker airport development density than Vietnam ... They have 70-80 airports, Even the Philippines, Thailand, and Korea have higher airport densities, however, this comparison is only relative because airport development depends on the size of GDP and geographic and topographic features. .., "Representative of Planning and Investment Information Department.

The representative of the Department of Planning and Investment affirmed that the planning must be done many years in advance because from the planning step to the investment preparation step is a period of time. After the plan is approved, more time is needed for project formulation, in which specialized units will calculate when to invest appropriately, how resources are available ...

An important factor in airport planning that is analyzed by the Department of Planning and Investment is that when the plan is announced, the locality will calculate the land for the project.

On the other hand, airport planning not only plans each airport land but also airspace planning, which in turn leads to building permits for residents and businesses. The city development of each locality will also have to be calculated to match the published airport planning.

"When there is an airport planning, the new planning management agencies have an orientation to grant a building permit in terms of height and density so that after the airport is put into operation, it does not affect the operation of the airport. Construction works were not demolished, to avoid waste to society, "said the representative of the Department of Planning and Investment.

Thus, planning and announcement of planning will solve a lot of problems in general; In which, it is important to reserve land for the project, the overall socio-economic development planning of each locality ...

According to the Decision No. 236 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the adjustment of the Planning for the development of Air Transport to 2020, with a vision to 2030, Quang Tri Airport is one of the 28 domestic airports will be put into operation in the period from 2020-2030 with the scale of civil aviation level 4C, land use area of ​​312ha.

Quang Tri Airport is about 93km north of Dong Hoi Airport and 88km south of Phu Bai International Airport./