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Long Thành International Airport (phase 1)Cảng hàng không quốc tế Long Thành (giai đoạn 1)

The eastern air gateway. Equipment testing is under way; the commercial opening is now reported for 24 December 2026, not 1 December.

4/7 · Under construction · Đang thi côngLast observed 31 Oct 20265 sources
Readiness ladder · Thang sẵn sàng
Why this stage

The 28 July 2026 official update described the airport as under construction and preparing for trial and commercial operation.

Fact  28 Jul 2026 · Viet Nam Government News

Next rung — Partly operational: Some sections or functions in use; route-wide or full operation not established.

Schematic map of Southern Vietnam infrastructure projects by readiness stageApproximate positions of tracked projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City, coloured by observed delivery stage. Not for navigation.ĐỒNG NAITÂY NINHĐỒNG THÁPHỒ CHÍ MINH CITYEast SeaThủ Thiêm–Long Thành Railway — In planHCMC Ring Road 3 — Under constructionHCMC Ring Road 4 — Under constructionMetro Line 2 (Bến Thành–Tham Lương) — Under constructionHCMC–Mộc Bài Expressway — Under constructionHCMC–Thủ Dầu Một–Chơn Thành Expressway — Under constructionBiên Hòa–Vũng Tàu Expressway — Partly operationalBến Lức–Long Thành Expressway — OperationalHCMC–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway (widening) — OperationalMetro Line 1 (Bến Thành–Suối Tiên) — OperationalHCMC coreThủ ĐứcBiên HòaThủ Dầu MộtBàu BàngPhú MỹVũng TàuBến LứcHiệp PhướcCủ ChiLong Thành International Airport (phase 1) — Under constructionCái Mép–Thị Vải deep-water port cluster — Usable for businessCần Giờ International Transshipment Port — Investor / contractor selectedNhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants — OperationalHCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ) — ApprovedVietnam International Financial Centre (HCMC) — OperationalDirect power purchase (DPPA) rules — ApprovedLNG Long Sơn power project — Approved
Observed stage
In plan
Approved
Investor / contractor selected
Under construction
Partly operational
Operational
Usable for business
Site / institution
Schematic, approximate geometry for orientation — not navigation or project alignments. Pole circles follow the structure of the HCMC master plan; they are not official boundaries. Observation run 31 Oct 2026.
Milestones · Mốc kế hoạch và thực tế

Planned against achieved

MilestonePlanned / targetAchievedStatusSource
Equipment testingSep–Nov 202629 Sep 2026AchievedViet Nam News
Trials with passengersSep–Nov 2026—UnknownViet Nam Government News
Commercial operation1 Dec 2026 → 24 Dec 2026—SlippedViet Nam Government News · SGGP English
Evidence · Bằng chứng

What the record shows

  • Target
    30 Oct 2026
    Commercial operation is now reported for 00:00 on 24 December 2026, per an ACV notice to the Đồng Nai People’s Committee. Earlier official reporting gave 1 December; sources conflict.
  • Target
    30 Oct 2026
    The initial schedule is reported at up to 366 flights a week — 322 domestic and 44 international — with Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet named for the first routes. No cargo operator is named.
  • Reported
    1 Oct 2026
    Testing of escalators, baggage handling, security scanners and runway lights was observed in late September 2026, with a simulated fuel-leak drill; runway lighting was tested on the evening of 29 September. VIRO found no report of trials with passengers.
  • Target
    28 Jul 2026
    Trial operation was planned for September–November 2026, with commercial operation on 1 December 2026.
  • Reported
    1 Jun 2026
    ACV reported nearly 76% overall construction progress on 1 June 2026, and 89.55% on the passenger-terminal package.
  • Target
    8 Apr 2025
    Phase 1 is designed for 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year.
Unknown · Chưa rõ
  • Which cargo airlines and ground handlers will operate from day one.
  • Scheduled freighter and belly-cargo capacity in the first months.
  • Truck transfer times from the main industrial belts once road links open.
VIRO analysis

For electronics and precision manufacturers, an airport only becomes useful when cargo services, customs processing and road access work together. Opening day is a step, not the finish line.

Serves
Pole 2 · Eastern innovation pole
Corridor · East–West corridor
Poles & corridors →
Sources · Nguồn

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