Long Thanh Airport's passenger terminal is 70% complete for year-end operation
Contractors are stepping up work on key construction packages at Long Thanh International Airport, with priority given to completing the passenger terminal, the project's central component, to support trial operations from September ahead of commercial service later this year.
The passenger terminal at Long Thanh Airport in Vietnam has reached 70% completion, with civil works 80% finished. The reinforced concrete structure, including the basement and four floors, along with the steel roof, has been constructed. Contractors are now installing the skylight roof, completing interior work and landscaping, aiming for terminal completion by September.
Terminal equipment installation is also progressing well, with the baggage handling system, steel floor structures and ICS conveyor system already in place. Nearly all planned baggage screening units have been delivered, and customs scanners are installed. Carry-on baggage screening systems are 84% complete, with dozens of machines already installed.
Passenger boarding bridges installation is largely complete. Key infrastructure, including roads, runways, taxiways and aprons, has largely been completed. The airport's fuel supply system is 80% complete. Three trial operations are planned between September and November. Long Thanh Airport, a national key infrastructure project, aims to become a major aviation hub, alleviating congestion at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and advancing the southeast region's standing in global aviation.
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