A second airport in the capital region is expected to take shape by 2050 to ease the burden on the Noi Bai International Airport, according to the Ministry of Transport.

With the first option, the airport would be located in an area belonging to four communes in Thuong Tin and Thanh Oai districts. With the second option, it would be in five communes in Ung Hoa district.

Twelve airport projects have been included on the list of projects to be developed with diverse capital sources. The state needs to offer attractive incentives to lure investors as these are not high-profit making ventures.

Hanoi City is seeking approval from the central Government for a plan to develop one more international airport for the capital city area besides the operational Noi Bai International Airport.

Hanoi People's Committee has just added Ung Hoa District as the third option for the city's second airport, together with Thuong Tin and Thanh Oai districts.

Several nations have devoted generations to constructing sophisticated aviation infrastructure. In Vietnam, plans are in the making to follow suit.

The Ministry of Transport has written to the prime minister proposing upgrading and expanding six airports under the public-private partnership (PPP) format.

Vietnam’s airport development planning should give top priority to key projects with stringent standards put in place for project approval, State management agencies and aviation insiders have said.

The authority of Quang Nam Province has proposed that private investors be allowed to participate in the construction, management and operation of Chu Lai airport, similar to the investment model adopted for Van Don airport in Quang Ninh Province.