On August 23, information from the Long Thanh Airport Project Management Board said that the construction unit has begun erecting the steel structure of the roof of the Long Thanh airport passenger terminal under package 5.10 with a total investment of 35,000 billion VND copper.
Accordingly, the contractor has completed the erection of the first steel trusses of the station roof steel structure to ensure quality and safety.
Package 5.10 - Construction of Long Thanh airport passenger terminal started on August 31, 2023, constructed by the VIETUR joint venture, considered the "heart", the progress critical path of Long Thanh airport phase 1.
According to ACV, package 5.10 includes construction items for the passenger terminal (central terminal and three wings), structure of 1 ground floor and 3 floors, roof peak height of 45.55m, the station is designed with Two separate departure and arrival elevations, total floor area is about 376,451 m2. Arrange 40 close parking positions for Code C, E and F aircraft.
This is a large-scale item with high technical nature, the construction progress determines the overall progress critical path of the entire project.
To date, the contractor has mobilized nearly 2,400 personnel and more than 1,500 pieces of machinery and equipment.
Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), said that the Long Thanh airport project phase 1 is expected to be completed and test run completed before August 31, 2026.
On September 2, 2026, Long Thanh airport will welcome the first commercial flight.
