Buon Ma Thuot Airport in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak put a new terminal into service on Dec. 24.

The terminal, which was built at a cost of 221 billion VND, will be capable of serving 1 million passengers per year.

The new facility will also be able to serve four flights in rush hours with 400 passengers per rush hour.

Buon Ma Thuot airport has posted a growth rate of over 40 percent a year recently. In 2011, the airport welcomed over 420,000 passengers./.