The first technical test flight landed at Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province on December 15, marking a key milestone ahead of its official opening scheduled for December 19.
A Boeing 787, operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, departed from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City at 3:20pm and landed at Long Thanh International Airport at 4pm the same day.
The test flight evaluated critical flight-operation infrastructure at Long Thanh, including navigation and communication systems, air traffic control coordination, aircraft handling procedures, and lighting systems for the runway, taxiways and apron. Coordination among airport operators, security forces and air traffic controllers was also assessed under real operating conditions.
Following the successful technical inspection, three official flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to land at Long Thanh on December 19, when the new airport is inaugurated.
Long Thanh airport spans 5,000 hectares in Long Thanh commune, Dong Nai province, and is being developed in three phases.
Phase 1 includes an air traffic control tower, a 4,000m by 75m runway, a passenger terminal with a capacity of 25 million passengers per year, cargo facilities handling up to 1.2 million tons annually, and supporting infrastructure. The total investment for this phase exceeds VND99 trillion ($3.76 billion).
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