LONG THANH AIRPORT - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Vietnam's biggest infrastructure project just got a hard deadline
The Basics40km east of Ho Chi Minh City · Dong Nai Province
Replacing chronic congestion at Tan Son Nhat
Where It Stands Right Now74% complete · 9,000 workers on site
$2.4B of work delivered · $16B total investment
Runway 
· Control Tower · Terminal — final stretch
· Control Tower · Terminal — final stretch
Capacity When It OpensOpening day → 2.6M passengers/year
End of 2027 → 15M passengers/year
Full build-out → 100M passengers/year
(One of the largest airports in Southeast Asia)
TimelineSep 2025 — First calibration flight
Dec 2025 — Ceremonial technical opening
Q3 2026 — Construction completion 
Q4 2026 — Commercial operations begin 
PM personally set Q4 2026 as the hard deadline
Getting There From HCMCHCMC–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway
Ring Road 3 → May 2026
Future metro: Bến Thành–Suối Tiên → Airport
What This Means For YouAll long-haul flights to Europe · USA · Middle East · India moving from Tan Son Nhat → Long Thanh
Tan Son Nhat keeps Southeast Asian regional routes only.
Your next international flight departs from Long Thanh. Plan accordingly.
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