Proposed 50% discount on landing and take-off fees for international airlines at Long Thành Airport

Authorities in Vietnam are seeking public input on a proposal to apply a 50% discount on landing and take-off fees for international airlines operating regular services to Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai province.

Proposed 50% fee discount and eligibility

The draft proposal would reduce the landing and take-off service price (CHC) by 50% for airlines that operate regular international flights to Long Thành airport. The discounted rate would apply for 24 months from the airport’s official operation date.

To qualify for the stimulus pricing, airlines must commit to maintaining continuous operations for at least 12 months.

The policy would not apply to airlines that have operated at Tan Sơn Nhất within the year prior to Long Thành’s opening. Authorities also said new airports prepared to operate nationwide would be eligible for similar 50% price reductions to attract investment and support operations.

Feedback process and policy context

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, most enterprises expressed strong agreement with the proposed direction. Authorities are continuing to collect broad feedback to balance the interests of the service provider and airport users.

The fee discount is described as an initial step within a broader strategy to position Long Thành as a model for modern, sustainable, and smart aviation infrastructure.

Long Thành airport project timeline and capacity

The Long Thành International Airport project was approved by the National Assembly in 2015, with total investment of over 16 billion USD. The airport is planned on nearly 5,000 hectares in Đồng Nai and is divided into three phases.

• Phase 1 (2021–2026): 1,810 hectares; one runway and one passenger terminal; capacity of 25 million passengers per year; total investment of more than 109,000 billion VND (about 4.6 billion USD). The first commercial flight is expected by the end of 2025, with the airport planned to be put into operation by the end of that year.
• Phase 2 (2030–2035): adds a parallel runway and a second passenger terminal, increasing capacity to 50 million passengers per year.
• Phase 3 (2035–2045): completes remaining items to reach final capacity of 100 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo per year.

When completed, the airport is expected to have 4 runways and 4 passenger terminals.

Operational model with Tan Sơn Nhất

Under the ministry’s orientation, Long Thành is expected to operate in tandem with Tan Sơn Nhất under an “international airport pair” model. Long Thành is projected to handle about 80% of international flights and 10% of domestic flights, while Tan Sơn Nhất would mainly operate short-haul routes in the region.