The whole scene of Van Don airport in the middle of Quang Ninh mountain forest message

Van Don international airport is invested with many modern equipment imported from the US, France, Netherlands and Sweden. In the morning of December 30, the first passenger flight will land in Quang Ninh mine.

The first private airport in Vietnam

For the first time in Vietnam, there was a privately owned and operated airport that was Van Don airport located in Doan Ket commune, Van Don district (Quang Ninh). The project is invested by Sun Group and has many differences with other station projects across the country. The outside view from the bottom of the passenger may be difficult to spot but if going inside will find the station has an impressive interior design. Here, construction materials are imported from many European and American countries ... modern, creating the feeling of being at an airport of a developed country.

The project was started in March 2016 in Doan Ket commune, Van Don district, Quang Ninh province, on a total area of ​​325 hectares, invested in the BOT form with a total amount of about VND 7,700 billion. Van Don airport has also been approved by the Ministry of Transport as a 4E-class airport (according to the standard code of ICAO) and a level II military airport.

When in operation, this will be a modern international airport with a 3.6 km long, 45 m wide runway, capable of accommodating large and modern cargo and passenger aircraft. .

Ha Long Bay style dome

The first highlight of Van Don air terminal is the dome designed to be inspired by the images of windy brown sails anchored in Ha Long Bay, stacked up to the big sea. Colors on the roof can vary from orange to red in different weather conditions. According to the architectural experts of the airport design consultancy firm from the Netherlands, this design is inspired by the symbol of Quang Ninh sea.

Cage bridge system imported from Spain (supply cold air, clean water, power source 400Hz).

On a total area of nearly 27,000 m2, Van Don International Airport is designed with 2 elevations to and from separately, with a passenger bridge for code plane E, three passengers for aircraft code C ( stage 1), all are imported from Spain.

In the reception area, there are 31 check-in counters, ensuring the process of carrying out procedures to be flexible, quick and efficient. Management software to exploit the station brought by the supplier from France. The sound system consists of special equipment branded Harman.

For the first time an airport in Vietnam has an outdoor hanging garden system to serve passengers relaxing with nature.

The stratum structure of the airport terminal cover not only bears the distinctive imprint of Quang Ninh sea, but also creates a space to receive natural light and wind, helping the process of waiting on the aircraft's flight. Convenient and comfortable guest.

Particularly, the toilet system is designed in the style of airport toilets in Japan, many people going abroad will easily recognize and distinguish this. With male toilets, glass doors and walls are green, and female toilets are used in red. There is also a separate toilet area for children but this time is still incomplete.

Zing.vn reporters present at Van Don airport before the official exploitation period of about two weeks. At this time, every stage of construction and finishing is almost finished, the crew of airport staff are rehearsing for passengers and transporting goods. It is known that they are senior people in the profession, are taken from other airports across the country. The operator does not have to train too much for the staff working here.

The Dutch airport design consultancy company has been invited to advise on the management and administration work as well as the training of professional staff. This unit has 65 years of experience in airport design, development and management on a global scale, has participated in over 550 airport projects in 100 countries around the world ..

Parking scale, modern equipment

Thanks to the apron scale, in the period from 1 to 2020, Van Don airport is capable of accommodating 7 aircraft, in the period from 2 to 2030, enough capacity for 15 aircraft. Inside, many modern equipment imported from abroad meet the strict standards of international aviation that have been installed and completed.

BHS bag conveyor system originated from the Netherlands. The system is flexibly designed between domestic and international conveyor belts to ensure that all of the conveyor belts are faulty and the system is still operational.

The system of 2-way projection scanners with the brand of Smiths originated from Germany (most of Vietnam airports are only one-way illuminated), meeting the standard of American aviation TSA5.

Ilane automatic tray payment system of Germany was first installed at an airport in Vietnam. The US heating system, explosive detectors and drugs, meets EU Standard 03 standards for detecting liquid explosives (after September 11, 2001, the US changed completely security in which detectors This explosion is applied all over the United States).

Located in the overall design of the airport, the Air Traffic Control Station is located near the international terminal area, with a height of 42 m, ensuring monitoring and coordination of airplanes going to and from the ground and the air. absolute safety. Architecture Air traffic control station is inspired by the lighthouse with many unique and impressive features.

Due to the cylindrical design, the wide area of flower petals, the rough part of the project is difficult to implement. Instead of using the popular sliding phase core technology to build round pipes, the construction team must use more advanced, complex and complex core technology to ensure proper design ideas are implemented.

Road shimmering colors in the dark night

Van Don airport runway has beacon system imported from Belgium, meeting CAT II standards. Particularly for power supply, meeting ICAO (World Airline Organization) standard for 1 second power failure.

In addition, thanks to the standard runway system, the aircraft can take off and land on both ends of the runway easily. With the ILS automatic landing system imported from the US, Norway and Sweden, the aircraft also landed in all bad weather conditions when it arrived in Van Don.

It is expected that when Van Don is officially put into operation, Van Don International Airport will have 9 flight routes with the capacity to receive about 7,000 passengers per day. As planned, in the first phase to 2020, the station will meet the capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year, peak hours reach 1,250 passengers / h.

On December 8, the State Acceptance Council had a meeting to evaluate and take over and take Van Don International Airport into commercial exploitation. Accordingly, all members of the council affirmed that the conditions of construction quality and safety of taking and landing; The equipment for flight and fire fighting is ensured according to aviation standards. According to Dr. Cao Duy Tien, Team Leader of the Acceptance Council, among a few dozen projects that the expert team (under the State Acceptance Council of construction works) participated, no works have been reached. Such good quality, both in terms of investment performance and quality.

According to calculations, after this project comes into operation, it will create thousands of jobs and stable income for a large force of local workers, contributing to improving the lives of people. The project will also open up great trade and development opportunities for Van Don's economy and tourism to "take off" and contribute to Quang Ninh to become an international tourist center, a leading national tourist destination. strictly follow the master plan of Quang Ninh tourism development to 2020 and vision to 2030.

In recent years, Van Don International Airport cooperated with Quang Ninh province and other relevant agencies to carry out the search for the flight market in countries around the world and in the region. Specifically, focusing on Northeast Asian markets (Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan) and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia). In the domestic market, it will focus on Central and Southern regions such as Hue, Da Nang, Cam Ranh, Da Lat and Phu Quoc.

Hoang Ha - Viet Linh