Lào Cai Airport or Sapa Airport (

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: Sân bay Lào Cai, Sân bay Sapa) is a military/civil planned to be constructed in the province of

Lào Cai Lào Cai () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwes ...

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, around 35 km south of

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. The airport will be located in the

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of Cam Cọn,

Bảo Yên District Bảo Yên is a rural district of Lào Cai province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 73,924. The district covers an area of 821 km2. The district capital lies at Phố Ràng. The Giáy langua ...

. The Feasibility Study Report was approved by the Prime Minister on October 21, 2021. The project will be invested in a public-private partnership with a total investment of over VND6,948 billion (around US$305 million). The airport will be in accordance with the 4C standards of the

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and be capable of receiving 1.5 million passengers a year. According to the approved project, the airport will cover an area of 371 hectares. The first phase of the project will need 295.2 hectares, while the second phase will need an additional 75.8 hectares. The construction will be carried out in two phases. The first phase will start from Q4/2021, the Sapa Airport will meet the 4C standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization, once completed will be capable of process 1.5 million passengers per year. The ground breaking ceremony of Sapa Airport was held on March 3, 2022 marking the start of construction of Sapa Airport. The government expects the constrution time to be around 4 years.

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Sa Pa Airport approved, to cost $305 mln
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