The groundbreaking ceremony for a project to expand the apron of Dong Hoi Airport in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam, originally scheduled for Monday, has been canceled, with its organizing funds donated to the provincial Study Promotion Fund, according to Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The ACV, the project investor, announced last Saturday that it had agreed with the Quang Binh administration to cancel the groundbreaking ceremony for the apron expansion project, which is a component of the master plan for the ‘construction of the second passenger terminal (T2 terminal) and expansion of the apron area at Dong Hoi Airport,’ located in the province’s namesake city.

The cancelation was made for a special reason, according to reports from Quang Binh online newspaper, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, and other media sources, citing the ACV.

The ACV and the provincial authorities have also agreed to donate the entire funds intended for the ceremony to the provincial Study Promotion Fund to support local students.

As part of the master plan with a total investment of VND1,844 billion (US$72.5 million), the apron expansion project will add four more aircraft parking spots, increasing the total to eight upon its completion in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Meanwhile, the construction of the T2 terminal is set to begin in the third quarter of this year and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026, with an initial capacity to serve three million passengers annually.

According to VnEconomy, the existing terminal at Dong Hoi Airport, designed to handle 500,000 passengers annually, is currently overloaded, having accommodated 750,000 passengers last year.

The ACV stated that it will proactively advance the master project to ensure that progress remains on schedule.

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