The Newest Development: Ministry of Public Security’s First Airport Project Worth Nearly 900 Billion in Vietnam’s Smallest Yet Top-Rich Province

Thorough Preparations for the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Gia Binh Airport Construction Project

Recently, the Mobile Police Command organized a conference to review and deploy the plan for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gia Binh Airport Construction Project.

Major General Nguyen Ngoc Van, Commander of the Mobile Police, and Colonel Nguyen Hong Nguyen, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Public Security, co-chaired the conference. The event was also attended by leaders of functional units of the Ministry of Public Security and the Bac Ninh Provincial Police.

At the conference, the delegates discussed the results of the tasks assigned in Plan No. 553/KH-BCA-K02 dated November 27, 2024, of the Ministry of Public Security. They also agreed on the content and coordination plan to deploy the tasks in the next period to ensure the groundbreaking ceremony is held with solemnity, safety, and on schedule.

Earlier, on September 17, 2024, the Government approved the investment policy for the Gia Binh Airport Construction Project in Bac Ninh province. The initial scale of the airport is a specialized airport equivalent to a 3C-level airport.

The project is intended for the People’s Public Security Air Force to perform training and combat-ready missions with the equipped helicopters. It can also accommodate take-off and landing for Chinook CH-47D, Mi-8, Mi-171 helicopters, and Casa-295 transport aircraft.

At the same time, when conditions permit, the airport can serve as a backup for airports in the region in emergency situations. It will be capable of receiving Su-27, Su-30, Embraer, and ATR72 aircraft and their equivalents.

The orientation is to plan and invest in the Gia Binh Airport of the People’s Public Security Air Force as a national security and defense airport, a specialized airport equivalent to a 4E-level airport.

Accordingly, the orientation is to ensure the operation of special flights serving the leaders of the Party, State, and international dignitaries on large-winged aircraft. It will also handle cargo and passenger transportation when required and conditions are met.

A “Never-Before-Seen Feat” in the Site Clearance of Gia Binh Airport

At the November 2024 regular meeting of the People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province, held on November 18, Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan, Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province, commended the efforts of departments, sectors, and localities in actively performing key political tasks in 2024. He especially praised the outstanding accomplishment in site clearance for the Gia Binh Airport, calling it a “never-before-seen feat.”

It is known that to achieve this “feat,” the entire political system and sectors of Bac Ninh province have been vigorously engaged. The Gia Binh Airport Construction Project is a key project for national security and defense, as well as for the Ministry of Public Security and Bac Ninh province, hence the high level of attention it receives.

Thanks to effective propaganda and mobilization, 100% of households with affected assets and land agreed with the compensation and support plan. The compensation payment process for site clearance was carried out smoothly, quickly, and safely.

The sub-project on compensation, support, resettlement, technical infrastructure restoration, and site clearance for the Gia Binh Airport Construction Project (the sub-project) is managed by the Management Board of Construction Projects of Gia Binh district. It covers an area of about 125 hectares in Xuan Lai commune and Gia Binh town, with a total investment of nearly VND 838 billion. The project involves 773 households with land to be recovered and 865 graves to be relocated.

According to the plan, in the first phase, Gia Binh district made payments to 648 households in the villages of My Thon, Dinh Cuong, Vang Thon, Ngo Thon, and Dinh Mo in Xuan Lai commune, and four households in Dong Binh village, Gia Binh town. The total amount disbursed was about VND 400 billion. The payment process started on November 15 and was completed before November 18, 2024. The site clearance was completed ahead of schedule, several days earlier than planned.

As a result, Bac Ninh province handed over the cleared site to the Mobile Police Command on December 1, in time for the groundbreaking ceremony and project completion before the 14th National Party Congress.