Japanese learn the project Long Thanh international airport

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Long Thanh international airport project is being considered by Japanese Government ODA funding as proposed by the Japanese Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. What the Japanese fret are some comments on the construction of Long Thanh international airport and the proposed expansion of Tan Son Nhat airport or Bien Hoa airport expansion.

Reply to inquiries of the delegation, Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh confirmed that comments are only for selected projects to the most effective way to invest. Government considering plans to expand the Tan Son Nhat airport, but if you expand the airport, it results to about 100 thousand displaced people, the resettlement layouts, create jobs very difficult. Not to mention whether the extended route from Tan Son Nhat airport could not be 2 planes landing at the same time because of difficulties in flying regulations. The fuel transport for aircraft is also expensive and not safe because the fuel must transport to the Nha Be port and transport by car to Tan Son Nhat Airport. Plans to expand the Bien Hoa airport faces similar difficulties.

Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh said, invest in Long Thanh international airport are the government plans and considered the best and attract the necessary capital to accelerate the construction. In terms of clearance, relocation of residents in this area are very small compared to Tan Son Nhat airport and Bien Hoa Airport. At the same time, connecting Long Thanh international airport with traffic will more convenient than meet the development needs of the region. 

Long Thanh International Airport planned area of about 5 thousand hectares with 4 runways. Phase 1 is expected to receive about 5 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo/year. When completed, the airport can receive the largest aircraft A380. He said Yoshinori Yakabe after the meeting, will be transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese government proposed layout view ODA to build Long Thanh international airport.