People's consensus, the driving force for Gia Binh airport

Strategic scope of the project

Gia Binh International Airport Project (abbreviated as Gia Binh Airport) is a national key project, the aviation gateway of Hanoi Capital and the North. Gia Binh Airport is located in the triangle of Hanoi - Bac Ninh - Hai Phong Capital, so it is also the gateway for Bac Ninh to connect with major economic centers in the country and internationally, especially in the context of the province implementing the goal of developing high-tech industry and logistics. After completion and put into use, the project will contribute to reducing the load on Noi Bai Airport; improving the air transport capacity for the Northern region, meeting the increasing demand, contributing to affirming the position and stature of the country on the world aviation map.

Contractors gather machinery and equipment to construct the project.

The project is built according to the standards of a 4E international airport - a model for shared civil use and national security; oriented towards development according to the new generation smart airport model, synchronous application. According to the plan, by 2030, the project will complete 2 runways, a passenger terminal, a VIP terminal, along with technical and logistics items, meeting the capacity of about 30 million passengers and 1.6 million tons of cargo/year. After 2030, the airport will continue to be expanded with 4 runways, increasing the capacity to 50 million passengers and 2.5 million tons of cargo/year.

At the same time, the connecting road (120 m wide) from Hanoi to the airport and the road from the airport to Kenh Vang bridge will be built at the same time as Gia Binh airport, creating economic development momentum for the whole region.

The Gia Binh International Airport project has always received special attention from the Party, State, National Assembly and Government, because this is a project to welcome APEC in 2027, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of the province in the coming period. The direction of the Central Government and the province is to mobilize the participation of the entire political system with many specific policies for implementation. Bac Ninh province identifies this as a key task, serving national interests in the new era. The goal is to complete the first phase of the project by December 31, 2026, Gia Binh airport will welcome the first international flights to attend the APEC conference.

Unity for national interests

The project is planned on an area of nearly 2 thousand hectares, located in the communes of Gia Binh, Luong Tai, Nhan Thang, Lam Thao. The construction of the airport affects nearly 70 villages, more than 4,500 households (population size of about 20,000 people); 46 cemeteries, 41 religious works...

To ensure the project's progress, at many meetings, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan directed the communes, agencies and related units to consistently follow the viewpoint of doing things correctly, democratically and objectively during the implementation process; the resettlement area must be worthy, modern and synchronous; meet the interests of the people at the highest level and in accordance with the law. Accordingly, he requested Gia Binh commune to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and units to promptly implement compensation for the agricultural land area, focusing on clearing the ground for the groundbreaking ceremony of Gia Binh airport project.

Implementing the direction of the province, with the spirit of urgent and drastic participation of the government, related units and the high consensus of the people, at the end of July 2025, Gia Binh commune completed the site clearance of 4.3 hectares of agricultural land in Thu Phap village. Thereby, contributing significantly to the success of the groundbreaking ceremony of Gia Binh International Airport project which took place on August 19.

Ms. Vu Thi Tu (2nd from left) and households received gifts from the Ministry of Public Security at the groundbreaking ceremony of Gia Binh International Airport project.

In addition to the active participation of the local government, there is also a high consensus of the local people. Ms. Vu Thi Tu, Phu Ninh village, Gia Binh commune shared: “My husband passed away early, I had to take care of everything because I was the eldest daughter-in-law of the family. My family and clan have nearly 30 graves that had to be relocated and 3 sao of rice fields were reclaimed to make way for the project. For the common good, the whole family and clan are in agreement.”

Sharing the same view with Ms. Vu Thi Tu's family, Mr. Nguyen Van Kim's family in Ngo Thon village, Gia Binh commune had nearly 1 hectare of cultivated land, 1,000 square meters of residential land, 13 graves relocated and had to move their house to a resettlement area, but everyone in the family agreed with the government's policy. Because Mr. Kim and his relatives are well aware that the Gia Binh airport project is not only a driving force for economic development but also a source of pride for their hometown and country. Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Phu Ninh village, Gia Binh commune (whose family has 10 graves to be relocated) happily said: "Giving up land for projects that contribute to a better society is the responsibility of citizens, so we wholeheartedly follow." Along with Ms. Tu's family, Mr. Kim and Mr. Thanh, at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gia Binh International Airport project, there were 27 other outstanding households that were presented with gifts by the Ministry of Public Security for their active contributions in clearing the ground for the project.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang acknowledged and praised the active cooperation of the Bac Ninh provincial government and the consensus and high support of the local people in the site clearance work. He hoped that the local government and people would continue to agree and coordinate to effectively implement the project.

Also at the groundbreaking ceremony, the Gia Binh airport project construction unit gathered hundreds of vehicles, machinery and equipment to immediately carry out the construction items. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Tra, Deputy General Director of Mastersise Group Joint Stock Company (representing the investor) pledged to concentrate all resources, intelligence and enthusiasm to complete the project on schedule, with the highest quality, worthy of the trust and expectations of the Party, State, Government, Ministry of Public Security and the People. At the same time, apply effective construction solutions to ensure safety.

Things to do now

Immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony, to meet the project's progress, departments, branches and localities continued to speed up compensation and site clearance. In particular, focusing on clearing and expanding the area of agricultural land; reviewing and planning the locations of resettlement project construction areas. Chairman of Gia Binh Commune People's Committee Luong Trung Hau said that with the highest political determination of the entire political system and the consensus of the people, by mid-August this year, the locality had cleared about 130 hectares of agricultural land (including phase 1). Currently, the area of land for project implementation in the commune is about 759 hectares. In the immediate future, the locality continues to review the location, develop a preliminary compensation and support plan (agricultural land) for the land in My Thon village, an area of about 8 hectares; continue to coordinate with functional units and villages to review resettlement areas, locations, cemeteries and other restitution works in advance; Actively count the agricultural land area (about 420 hectares) that needs to be recovered to serve the construction of project items.

Gia Binh International Airport is planned as a level 4E airport, with a scale of nearly 2,000 hectares, with 2 runways. According to the plan, by 2030, the airport will reach a capacity of 30 million passengers and 1.6 million tons of cargo/year, and 50 million passengers and 2.5 million tons of cargo/year by 2050.

In other communes such as Luong Tai, Nhan Thang, Lam Thao, Thuan Thanh, Trung Kenh, local authorities have also actively promoted propaganda; coordinated with departments, branches, and the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to review and count the area that needs to be recovered to develop a compensation plan and site clearance to meet the construction progress of Gia Binh airport and the connecting road from the airport to Hanoi capital...

With the close attention, care and direction of the Central Government and related Ministries and branches, the coordination of Bac Ninh province, especially the consensus of the people, the Gia Binh International Airport project and infrastructure projects will certainly complete phase I by the end of 2026 in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister. Thereby, exploiting and promoting efficiency, making Gia Binh International Airport worthy of being a key and model project, contributing to realizing the aspiration for strong development of the Vietnamese people.

Article and photos: The Dai - Duc Anh

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