On July 20, Airports Corporation of Vietnam - Joint Stock Company (ACV) said that it had just agreed with the People's Committee of Quang Binh province to cancel the groundbreaking ceremony of component project 2 " Airplane apron expansion ", under the project "Construction Construction of Passenger Terminal T2 and expansion of the aircraft apron - Dong Hoi Airport" on July 22, 2024 for special reasons.
ACV will proactively implement project construction to ensure the proposed plan and schedule.
The organizer said that all expected costs for the Project's Groundbreaking Ceremony will be transferred to the Study Promotion Fund of Quang Binh province, to support students going to school locally.
Dong Hoi airport is 6km from Dong Hoi city center, 300m from National Highway 1A. Dong Hoi airport reaches level 4C according to ICAO standards with runway dimensions of 2,400m x 45m.
Runways, taxiways, and aprons are capable of receiving A320, A321 aircraft and equivalent aircraft or less. The passenger terminal has 2 floors fully equipped with equipment for aviation and non-aviation operations, with a designed traffic of about 500,000 passengers/year.
On September 14, 2023, the People's Committee of Quang Binh province decided and approved the investment policy and at the same time approved the investor for ACV to implement the project "Construction of passenger terminal T2 and expansion of the aircraft apron - Port Dong Hoi Airport, Quang Binh Province". The project includes 2 component projects, deployed on an area of more than 15 hectares, with a total investment capital of 1,844 billion VND (100% capital of ACV).