Dien Bien Airport to close for 6 months for expansion

By Anh Duy September 29, 2022 | 09:22 pm PT

Dien Bien airport in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien. Photo by VnExpres/ Anh Duy

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has sought Ministry of Transport permission to close Dien Bien Airport for six months from next March to carry out massive expansion work.

Construction of a runway, a taxiway and an apron is proposed to enable the airport to handle bigger aircraft like the Airbus A320 and A321.

Earlier this year the Airports Corporation of Vietnam broke ground for the VND1.46-trillion (US$61.4 million) expansion work.

It will include a 2.4 km runway, a CAT I approach system, a taxiway, an apron, and technical infrastructure.

The passenger terminal will be expanded from the current of 300,000 capacity to 500,000.

Situated in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien, 500 kilometers west of Hanoi, the airport was built in 1994.