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While many experts supported the proposal to build an airport in Hanoi’s Ung Hoa district, Dr. Nguyen Bach Tung said that this district was low and inadequate.
The Hanoi Planning and Architecture Department has just proposed to the authorities that they consider planning the capital region’s second international airport in Ung Hoa district (south of the city) in airport and airport planning. at the national level for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.
Previously working on airport design research, Dr. Nguyen Bach Tung supported the construction of a second airport due to the trend that cities with 10 to 15 million inhabitants will need two international airports.
Regarding the location, Mr. Tung asked Hanoi to investigate further because the Ung Hoa district was lowland, previously a flood discharge area, unsuitable for building an airport. Air clearance in this area is the plane’s downward route to Noi Bai, so it may affect the operation of both airports in the future.
The existing military airports in Hanoi, according to Mr. Tung, are not eligible to expand to an international airport. Hoa Lac airport does not have enough land to expand, Mieu Mon airport has a large area but is close to limestone mountains, cloudy, not suitable for high frequency civil flights.
Mr. Tung proposed to study the site in Thanh Mien and Binh Giang districts (Hai Duong province), 45-50 km from Hanoi or Tien Lang district (Hai Phong city), 120 km by high ground , traffic connection. good for the capital with the Hanoi – Hai Phong highway, no air traffic obstacles with the current routes.
Explaining the proposed Tien Lang district, while Hai Phong already has the Cat Bi airport, Mr. Tung said that Cat Bi is currently difficult to expand because it is narrow and located near the river.
Noi Bai Airport is proposed to adjust planning to 100 million passengers / year. Image: Giang Huy.
Contrary to the previous viewpoint, aviation expert Pham Van Toi said: “The second airport located in the Ung Hoa district is a good geographical choice. Noi Bai is in the north, so there should be an airport in the south. to serve. people from this area. “
However, Mr. Toi said that not only geographical factors, airport construction also depends on many factors such as static space, geology, climate, hydrology … so Hanoi needs to formulate a research project . research surveys for a comprehensive evaluation, as a basis for proposals.
With some locations proposed in the plan, such as Ly Nhan District (Ha Nam Province), Thanh Mien and Binh Giang Districts (Hai Duong Province), Tien Lang District (Hai Phong City), Mr. To commented on this distance. A bit far from the capital, the airport should have a maximum distance of 50 km from the city center. Hai Phong already has Cat Bi as an international reserve airport for Noi Bai, so there is no need to build more in Hai Duong or Hai Phong.
Mr. Tran Ngoc Chinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Planning Association, who previously participated in the planning study of the Hanoi capital region with a vision for 2050, also supported the planning of the second airport in the south from Hanoi to serving the people south of the capital and provinces such as Ninh Binh, Ha Nam and Nam Dinh. Currently, these areas do not have airports, despite the development of tourism.
Mr Chinh previously said that the capital area drafting committee had proposed the location of the second airport in the My Duc district, but that the government did not approve of including it in the plan.
Commenting on the topography of the lowlands in the south, Mr. Chinh said it is necessary to conduct a closer study and assess the topography and the area to be cleared, if the soil is low, it is possible to dig and build a good drainage system. Along with that, many criteria of passenger volume, connected traffic system, natural characteristics, regional society, wind direction, airspace …
In addition to the location of the airport, experts say that if Hanoi builds a second airport after 2030, Noi Bai should expand to a maximum of 50 million passengers per year, instead of the 100 million as proposed.
According to Mr. Pham Van Toi, the Noi Bai airport currently has a capacity of 25 million passengers / year, it is being investigated and adjusted to 100 million by the French consultant by 2050. A large expansion will cause an overload of the infrastructure delivery. Meanwhile, the land south of Noi Bai Airport has been stable and long-term, making authorization for expansion difficult.
He cited the Tan Son Nhat airport with a capacity of 28 million passengers, roads currently overloaded, and needed the Long Thanh airport to reduce the load.
Experience airports in the world generally have a capacity of only 70-80 million passengers, only large cities like Beijing have built airports with a capacity of 100 million passengers. “In our country, whose economy has not yet developed like this, it is not reasonable to build a large Noi Bai airport,” he said.
According to the Hanoi Planning and Architecture Department, organizing the second airport in the Ung Hoa district has many advantages. That is the reasonable distance and time to the center of Hanoi; Ability to connect convenient traffic, simultaneously access all three types of traffic: road, waterway and rail; Favorable conditions for site cleanup, land development fund (capable of organizing an airport with a scale of 1,300 ha), and conditions for development of satellite urban areas, industrial parks, multimodal transportation, and warehouse system.
According to the Hanoi Capital Region Construction Plan until 2020 and a vision for 2050, approved by the Prime Minister in 2008, Noi Bai International Airport in 2020 will reach 15.2 million passengers / year, and 2030 and beyond by 2030 it can receive 25 million and 50 million passengers / year; Continue to study the position and scale of the second international airport in the region when Noi Bai airport showed signs of full load and long-term development reserve.
Decision on adjusting the planning of construction of the capital region to 2030 with a vision to 2050, approved in 2016: Noi Bai International Airport by 2020 will reach 20-25 million passengers / year; after 2020, modernization and expansion to 50 million passengers / year; To renovate and upgrade the airport and Gia Lam airport to serve domestic passengers, the expected capacity in 2030 is approximately 0.3 to 0.5 million passengers. Cat Bi International Airport (Hai Phong) plays a supporting role for Noi Bai International Airport.
