It’s planned that the new Long Thanh International Airport to under – construction, will handle all or most international flights replacing Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, starting in 2026 as endorsed by the Civil Aviation of Vietnam in August 2025, a move that aims to reduce congestion and promote development and entering in a new era focusing on modernisation and progress.
The new mega - airport is situated in Dong Nai Province approximately 40 kilometres from dowtown Ho Chi Minh City, and its development represents a strategic step for the country’s aviation future and will serve as a major aviation hub for the southern region, although significant investments in road and rail infrastructure are needed to ensure efficient transport to and from this future air hub.
Long Thanh airport is designed to be a modern, large - scale aviation hub to meet the growing demand and boost the regio’'s economic development. Shifting international flights will allow for streamlined staffing, equipment, and passengers transfers, making Long Thanh a powerful regional gateway.
The creation of Long Thanh International Airport aims to ease chronic congestion at Tan Son Nhat busiest airport, which welcomed close to 40 million passengers in 2024.
The airport in service since 1920s, has long operated over capacity, despite the recent opening of a new domestic terminal is facing overcrowding in its international terminals, suffering flight delays and bottlenecks that strain service quality.
Foreign airlines are expected to operate in large part from Long Thanh, while domestic airlines may use a hybrid approach, continuing to operate some flights from Tan Son Nhat but linked to this topic the Civil Aviation of Vietnam has two options.
The first one is to consolidate all international arrivals and departures at Long Thanh, complemented by some domestic flights. It would then transform the new airport into a top international hub for Ho Chi Minh City and the wider southeastern region, an approach mirrors successful models in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore, or Seoul – Incheon, South Korea.
The second option took in consideration would split operations. Tan Son Nhat would manage domestic flights plus short - haul international routes under 1000 kilometres while Long Thanh handling long - haul international flights and some domestic connections.
In the first option Civil Aviation of Vietnam’s preferred scenario, Tan Son Nhat Airport would serve only domestic flight, with a capacity of about 29.5 million passengers annually while Long Thanh would handle an estimated traffic of 19.1 million international passengers, as well as 1.5 million domestic transit travellers each year.
Concerning the second option, Tan Son Nhat would handle 3.8 million passengers on international routes providing flights to Bangkok, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Vientiane, Laos and Singapore, meanwhile Long Thanh would then handle a volume of approximately 15.3 million international passengers per year focusing on interntional flights.
The success of the transition depends on improvements to transport links, including expressways and public transportation, which are currently under construction or being planned.
Located in neighbouring Dong Nai Province about 40 kilometres from central Ho Chi Minh City, Long Thanh will benefit of key road infrastructure, it includes the expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway and a new ring road.
However, dedicated public transport such as a metro line and a high - speed rail will take time and passengers could wait at leat a decade for completion. The highways should cut travel times to 40 – 45 minutes under normal conditions, compared to nearly an hour to reach Tan Son Nhat during peak traffic.
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