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Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has submitted an outline for detailed planning to upgrade Con Dao Airport from category 4C to 4E, with a long-term target of 5 million passengers a year. Extending its coastal runway and installing lighting for night flights pose construction and cost challenges.
Ca Mau Province plans to hold a reopening ceremony for Ca Mau Airport on December 18, 2026, welcoming a flight from Hanoi. The airport expects three flights on its first day back in operation. The province will also hold investment, trade and tourism promotion events from December 17 to 19.
Cà Mau Airport is scheduled to resume operations at midnight on December 18, 2026, 19 days later than planned. Its expansion project, costing about VND 2.4 trillion, was about 80% complete in early November. A Hanoi–Cà Mau route remains under discussion.
