The airport will be built in GioQuang, Gio Hai, and Gio Mai communes of Gio Linh district on an area of 265ha,and with a total investment of 5.83 trillion VND (240 million USD).
Once operational, it will handleup to 5 million passengers and 25,500 tonnes of cargo per year.
A consortium comprising two companies is the investor forthe Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project.
According to a decision by the provincial People’s Committee approving theselection of the investor, the projectwill be carried out under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract, with itspreparation and construction expected to take two years. The contractimplementation period (operation, toll collection, return of capital) is 47years and 2 months.
It is one of the 33 airports in the Master Planningon airport development in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, approvedby the Prime Minister in June./.
