The first phase of the project (with a capacity of 25 million passengers per year, one terminal, one 4000 m x 60 m runway) was officially approved by the Prime Minister of Vietnam on November 11, 2020, with completion planned in 2025. Vietnam Airlines is suggested by the project consultants as the only Vietnamese carrier to operate flights from Long Thanh other airlines will wholly stay at the older Tan Son Nhat Airport. It will replace the existing Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the city's main airport. The project is the most expensive infrastructure project in Vietnam's history. The airport will serve over 100 million passengers annually when built to the maximum designed capacity. Construction began the next day on January 5, 2021, and its first phase is scheduled to be finished by 2025. The Vietnamese government approved its construction on January 4, 2021. Long Thanh International Airport ( Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Long Thành) is an international airport currently under construction in Long Thành district, Đồng Nai province, Vietnam, approximately 40 km (25 mi) east of Ho Chi Minh City. Located at 10☄9’08″N, 106☃9’07″E, 33 feet (10 meters) above sea level, Ho Chi Minh City International Airport is located 4 miles (6 km) north of Ho Chi Minh City center.The being-constructed Phase 1 projection with its associated facilities Tan Son Nhat International Airport IATA airport code is SGN and ICAO code is VVTS Location Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport, a joint civilian and military airport, is located 4 miles (6 km) north of the center (District 1) of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). During the Vietnam War, Tan Son Nhut Air Base was used by both the United States and the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF). By mid-1956 United States of America foreign aid built a 7,200-foot (2,190 m) runway and terminal facilities to became South Vietnam’s international airport. Tan Son Nhat Airport was first constructed in the 1930s by the French Colonial government as small unpaved airport.
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