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Long Thanh airport races toward October trial operations with key facilities taking shape

Long Thanh airport races toward October trial operations with key facilities taking shape

With trial operations set for this month, critical infrastructure like check-in counters and automated baggage systems is rapidly taking shape inside the new VND35 trillion (US$1.3 billion) terminal of Long Thanh mega airport in Vietnam’s southern Dong Nai City.
Passengers taking international flights from Long Thanh airport to pay $25 service fee

Passengers taking international flights from Long Thanh airport to pay $25 service fee

$1.1B expressway to cut Mekong Delta trips to Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh by over an hour

$1.1B expressway to cut Mekong Delta trips to Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh by over an hour

Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh enters final sprint before December opening

Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh enters final sprint before December opening

All-out efforts are underway at Long Thanh International Airport to complete key components, with trial operations targeted for late September and commercial operations in December.
September 21, 2026 | 06:24 pm PT
New expressway to bypass HCMC and link Mekong Delta with Long Thanh airport in September

New expressway to bypass HCMC and link Mekong Delta with Long Thanh airport in September

The 58-kilometer Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway is nearing completion after more than a decade of setbacks to connect the Mekong Delta to Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh, providing relief for Ho Chi Minh City's crowded roads.
September 7, 2026 | 11:00 pm PT
10-lane expressway linking HCMC and Long Thanh airport takes shape after one year

10-lane expressway linking HCMC and Long Thanh airport takes shape after one year

A major expressway linking Ho Chi Minh City and Long Thanh airport is being expanded to 10 lanes, with major sections nearing completion after a year.
August 28, 2026 | 02:52 pm PT
Metro extension from Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh airport gets urgent green light

Metro extension from Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh airport gets urgent green light

The government has authorized local authorities to urgently implement a project extending the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh, scheduled to open by the end of this year as Vietnam's largest airport.
August 28, 2026 | 02:52 pm PT
Metro trains at 120 kph will link Ho Chi Minh City to $13B Long Thanh airport

Metro trains at 120 kph will link Ho Chi Minh City to $13B Long Thanh airport

A 46-km rail line connecting central Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh airport would cost VND134 trillion (US$5.12 billion), according to the project's feasibility study.
August 24, 2026 | 02:59 pm PT
Long Thanh Airport's passenger terminal is 70% complete for year-end operation

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.
August 2, 2026 | 06:41 pm PT
Nearly all Ho Chi Minh City international flights to move to Long Thanh airport by spring 2028

Nearly all Ho Chi Minh City international flights to move to Long Thanh airport by spring 2028

Vietnam's aviation regulator has approved a three-stage plan to move almost all of Ho Chi Minh City's international flights to Long Thanh by March 2028.
July 29, 2026 | 07:35 pm PT
Long Thanh airport contractors face investigation into alleged massive fraud

Long Thanh airport contractors face investigation into alleged massive fraud

Vietnam's Government Inspectorate has uncovered multiple violations in the ongoing construction of Long Thanh International Airport, including illegal subcontracting worth more than VND3.2 trillion (US$121.6 million) and breaches by project manager Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
July 29, 2026 | 06:48 pm PT
Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc builds wide-body runway in 8 months ahead of APEC summit

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc builds wide-body runway in 8 months ahead of APEC summit

Runway No. 2 at Phu Quoc International Airport is entering its final stage of completion ahead of calibration flights scheduled for July 27-28.
July 27, 2026 | 01:46 am PT
Vietnam wants industrial heartland hosting Long Thanh airport to become Asia's new aviation hub

Vietnam wants industrial heartland hosting Long Thanh airport to become Asia's new aviation hub

Vietnam's Politburo wants Dong Nai City, the southern manufacturing base that hosts the new Long Thanh international airport, to become an Asia-Pacific aviation hub with a US$150 billion economy by 2045.
July 26, 2026 | 03:05 pm PT
Vietnam's $13B Long Thanh airport needs 2,000 workers before December opening

Vietnam's $13B Long Thanh airport needs 2,000 workers before December opening

Long Thanh, the nearly $13 billion airport meant to be Vietnam's answer to Changi, is short as many as 2,000 workers with just over four months to go before its planned Dec. 1 opening.
July 20, 2026 | 03:13 pm PT
Long Thanh airport access faces gridlock threat as HCMC expressway interchange delayed again

Long Thanh airport access faces gridlock threat as HCMC expressway interchange delayed again

With its completion date pushed to 2027, the An Phu Interchange in Ho Chi Minh City could become a major bottleneck in the transport corridor linking the city and Long Thanh International Airport when the latter opens later this year.
July 17, 2026 | 02:58 pm PT
Vietnam's mega-airport Long Thanh to open December 1 with ambitions to challenge Changi

Vietnam's mega-airport Long Thanh to open December 1 with ambitions to challenge Changi

Vietnam will open its largest airport Long Thanh for commercial flights on Dec. 1 and move most of Ho Chi Minh City's international traffic there within a year under a newly proposed transition plan.
July 14, 2026 | 07:34 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh airport terminal considered for rebuild ahead of Long Thanh opening

Ho Chi Minh airport terminal considered for rebuild ahead of Long Thanh opening

The domestic Terminal 1 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is being considered for a complete rebuild to expand capacity and improve connectivity within the airport, ahead of flight rearrangments with the opening of Long Thanh airport.
July 13, 2026 | 02:56 pm PT
Vietnam pours $456M into roads to reach Long Thanh mega airport

Vietnam pours $456M into roads to reach Long Thanh mega airport

Dong Nai City broke ground on July 10 on nearly VND12 trillion (US$456 million) of new and widened roads linking Long Thanh, Vietnam's largest airport, to highways, expressways, industrial parks and seaports.
July 10, 2026 | 05:57 pm PT
Vietnam's Long Thanh mega-airport may get new metro line straight from Vung Tau beach

Vietnam's Long Thanh mega-airport may get new metro line straight from Vung Tau beach

Passengers could one day ride a metro from the beaches of Vung Tau straight to Vietnam's largest airport, under a proposal to extend a planned rail line to Long Thanh.
July 6, 2026 | 10:56 pm PT
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