Phu Quoc int’l airport expansion project approved

Classified level 4E, the airport handles millions of passengers annually. The expansion would see its capacity swell to 10 million passengers by 2030 and 18 million by 2050, with the airport's footprint growing from 884ha to a sprawling 1,050ha.

The expansion includes a new 3,300-meter runway next to the current 3,500-meter runway, enlarged aircraft parking areas to accommodate 70–80 aircrafts, and the capacity to handle wide-body jets like the B747, B787, and A350, as well as long-haul flights from Europe and the U.S.

Accordingly, the Government tasked the Kien Giang provincial People's to select domestic investors to implement the expansion project for the airline which is used for both civil and military purposes.

According to statistics from the provincial Department of Tourism, in 2023, Phu Quoc island city welcomed over 5.5 million visitors, an increase of more than 14 percent compared to 2022. Tourists to Phu Quoc accounted for about 67 percent of the total number of visitors to Kien Giang.

The airport upgrade is expected not only to support APEC 2027, but also to lay the foundation for turning Phu Quoc into a modern regional aviation hub.

The city's tourism revenue was approximately VND13.928 trillion (US$567.45 million), an increase of 92.5 percent compared to 2022.

The province is committed to closely coordinating with ministries, agencies and investors to implement the planning scheme properly, contributing to the successful organisation of the APEC Economic Leaders' Week in 2027./.