Sapa Airport (Lao Cai Airport)

Sapa Airport, previously referred as the Lao Cai Airport development, is a proposed airport development by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport. A land plot in Sapa has been designated for the 4C airport development under a public-private partnership (PPP). The government plans to invest approximately VND5.6 trillion (USD249 million) on the development of a new airport, part of a national strategy to improve access in Northwestern Vietnam. The airport will be developed and expanded under a phased 15-year plan. Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to complete the first phase of construction works by 2020, opening a new facility capable of handling medium-sized aircraft such as A320s. The first phase will cost approximately VND3.7 trillion (USD165 million) and cover land clearance works, tender processes and terminal construction. In the second and last phase, ACV plans to expand the airport and cover additional infrastructure needs.

Sep-2022. Sapa Airport (Lao Cai Airport) will commence selecting investors to start construction at the end of 2022 and early 2023.

Jan-2021. Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to assess the Sapa Airport project and make a submission to the Prime Minister for a decision on investment policy.

Oct-2020. Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requested Lao Cai's government complete an updated pre-feasibility study for the Sapa Airport project following ministry feedback.

Jun-2020. Lao Cai Province's Government submitted a pre-feasibility study for the Sapa Airport project to Vietnam's Government for approval.

Nov-2019. Vietnam's Government approved plans to develop Sapa Airport in Lao Cai Province's northern highlands. The airport will have an initial capacity of three million passengers p/a. The central government will contribute around 52% of the airport's total investment, estimated to be USD254...