Phu Bai airport proposal sets 2030 capacity at 4 million passengers
The plan awaits appraisal and approval, with a longer-term target of 12 million passengers a year by 2050.
Vietnam’s aviation authority has asked the Ministry of Construction to appraise and approve a development plan for Phu Bai International Airport in Hue. The proposal sets annual passenger capacity at 4 million by 2030, rising to 12 million by 2050.
Prepared by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), the plan covers 2021–2030 and a vision to 2050. It proposes that Phu Bai retain its role as an international airport with shared civilian and military facilities, meeting ICAO Code 4E standards.
For 2030, the proposed facilities would handle 5,000 tonnes of cargo annually and provide 11 aircraft parking stands. By 2050, those figures would reach 24,000 tonnes and 27 stands. The airport would accommodate aircraft up to Code E, including A350, B787, B777 and A320/A321 models, with planned land use of 514.28 ha across both periods.
The passenger targets match the revised national airport network plan approved by the Ministry of Construction in 2026. An earlier Phu Bai plan, approved in 2009, had set capacity targets of 5 million passengers for 2020 and 9 million for 2030.
Hue’s municipal master plan also prioritises upgrading and extending the first runway, completing taxiways and investing in a second runway before 2030. It includes a proposed free trade zone connecting Phu Bai airport with Chan May seaport. CAAV incorporated feedback from ministries, local authorities and other organisations before submitting its proposal.
