The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has said it is urgently completing a draft master plan on the development of airports nationwide during the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval before April 30.

Under the draft, six new airports will be built over the next ten years, raising the country’s total to 28, half of which will be international airports.

The 28 airports will be capable of catering to some 278 million passengers annually and more than 95 per cent of the population will live within 100 km of an airport.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has instructed the MoT to add the Thanh Son military airport in south-central Ninh Thuan province to the master plan.

Earlier, the Prime Minister set up a working group to study and review the possibility of exploiting Thanh Son military airport and Bien Hoa military airport in southern Dong Nai province for civilian purposes, to draw more investors and tourists.