VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at Long Thanh International Airport on December 15, completing a test flight ahead of its planned commercial operations at the country’s largest airport.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 14 called on teams to accelerate the construction of the Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai to make it ready for the first flight on December 19 and commercial operations in the first half of 2026.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has announced plans to gradually transfer international flight operations from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Long Thanh International Airport.

VOV.VN - The UK's Daily Mail newspaper has published an article describing Long Thanh Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai, 40km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City, as one of the biggest in the world.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister outlining the distribution of flight operations between Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in neighbouring Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Long Thanh International Airport, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, conducted its first calibration flight on September 26, marking a significant technical milestone in the ongoing project’s progress, which is expected to be basically completed by December 19, 2025, and operational in the first half of 2026.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has called on ministries, agencies, and contractors to accelerate the implementation of Phase 1 of the Long Thanh International Airport project, stressing the need to complete preparations for calibration and technical test flights slated for December 19, 2025.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has proposed establishing an integrated air logistics centre and non-tariff zone at Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province with the aim of turning it into a regional cargo gateway.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) will coordinate with relevant units to begin flight inspection and calibration at Long Thanh International Airport from September 26, CAAV Director Uong Viet Dung announced on September 12.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) backed a sweeping plan to transfer all international flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province.