Phu Quoc airport development plan revised for APEC 2027
The approved changes include additional taxiways, expanded aircraft parking and support facilities, with land needs put at about 1,040.43ha.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has authorised revisions to the development blueprint for Phu Quoc International Airport in An Giang province ahead of APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2027. Covering 2021–2030 and a longer-term vision to 2050, the changes address security, safety and event organisation requirements.
Aircraft parking provisions include enlarging the current apron to around 42 positions and building another with around 45 positions between Terminal 1 and the terminal serving VIP and general aviation traffic. Terminal 2 will also have an apron in front of it. Further apron expansion is envisaged on reserved land by 2050, depending on demand.
The current parallel taxiway will be lengthened at each end. Additional parallel routes are planned between the runways and on the northern side of Runway 2, around 180m from its centreline. Connecting routes and rapid-exit taxiways will link these with the aprons. The planned configuration will stay in place through 2050.
Facilities in the airport’s north will include fuel supply infrastructure occupying 7.2ha, maintenance and repair hangars covering 30.4ha, and an aviation training site of 12.6ha. To the south of the airport and VIP terminal, a 51-ha development will combine hotel accommodation, commercial services and offices.
Other changes cover internal service roads and parking for ground-service equipment and vehicles east of the VIP/general aviation terminal. Emergency provisions include a firefighting station classified as Level 9 by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a training area covering 1.7ha, and sites for bomb and mine disposal at the existing runways’ ends.
The blueprint requires approximately 1,040.43ha: civil aviation authorities will manage 558.69ha, the military 62.98ha, while 418.76ha will be shared. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has been tasked with coordinating implementation with provincial authorities and other agencies. The provincial People’s Committee will integrate the changes into local planning and safeguard reserved land.
