Approving task of planning Gia Binh Airport for period 2021 - 2030, with vision to 2050

Perspective of Gia Binh Airport (Source: Internet)

The goal of planning Gia Binh Airport for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, is to plan and arrange reasonable space to ensure the development of Gia Binh Airport to meet the needs of serving private aircraft, in accordance with the needs of transporting goods and passengers; research and propose a suitable investment roadmap.

The Ministry of Transport requires the unit assigned to make the planning to comply with the law on planning, the law on civil aviation; national standards on civil aviation and standards and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); ensure national defense - security, safe operations; and ensure the feasibility of the planning.

The main contents of the planning task include: Surveying, investigating, collecting necessary data for planning; forecasting air transport demand; planning airspace, flight routes, and flight methods for airport exploitation; determining the nature, role, and scale of the airport along with basic land indicators for the planning period and technical infrastructure; assessing the capacity and planning options for the Port, including the airport area and ground area as well as other related contents; researching planning and arranging works to suit future exploitation needs...

The decision clearly states that the agency responsible for planning Gia Binh Airport for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, is the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. The planning period is 30 days, excluding the time for appraisal and approval of the Airport planning according to regulations.

Previously, at the end of December 12, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province sent a document requesting the head of the Government to consider approving the update and addition of Gia Binh Airport to the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system for the period 2024 - 2021, with a vision to 2030; at the same time, assigning the province to coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security to implement project investment procedures in accordance with the provisions of law.

According to the proposal, Gia Binh Airport will be a level 4E airport with a planned capacity of 1-3 million passengers per year. The total investment of Gia Binh Airport Project is estimated at about 31.300 billion VND.