Construction, renovation, upgrade of construction works at airport/airfield must have the approval of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam

According to Article 18 of the Decree No. 102/2015/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam’s Government, the construction, renovation, upgrade, of works, installation of the equipment at airport/airfield must be suitable for their purposes, airport/airfield planning, and detailed land use plan approved by competent authorities. Concurrently, operators of works and equipment at the airport/airfield have the responsibility to maintain and repair them in accordance with applied technical regulations and standards and regulations of law.

However, the construction, renovation, upgrade, maintenance, repair of construction works; installation, maintenance, repair of the equipment by service providers at airport/airfield in the following cases are subject to approval by Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam:

- Construction, renovation, upgrade of construction works;

- Maintenance, repair of construction works, installation, maintenance, repair of equipment that suspend the operation of the construction work or aviation service provision for over 24 hours, except for urgent cases that threaten aviation security and safety and need to be resolved immediately or the suspended works/equipment do not serve any flight for 30 consecutive days or longer according to continuous flight plan.

Besides, in the following cases of maintenance, repair of construction works or installation, maintenance, repair of the equipment of the airport/airfield by service providers at airport/airfield, the plan for construction and assurance of safety at the airport/airfield and flights must be sent to airport authority in advance:

- The aviation service facility is suspended for less than 24 hours;

- The aviation service facility is suspended for more than 24 hours in urgent cases that threaten aviation security and safety and need to be resolved immediately or the suspended works/equipment do not serve any flight for less than 30 consecutive days according to continuous flight plan.

Note: The construction, renovation, upgrade, maintenance, repair of construction works; installation, maintenance, repair of the equipment by service providers at airport/airfield that affect the flight must be announced in accordance with regulations on provision of aeronautical information.

View more details at the Decree No. 102/2015/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 12, 2015.

Ty Na

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