Regulation on infrastructure of the airport/airfield in Vietnam

According to the Decree No. 102/2015/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam’s Government, infrastructure of an airport includes: infrastructure of the airfield; works for provision of air navigation service; works for provision of security and emergency services; perimeter fences; internal roads; power supply works, water supply and drainage works; lighting works; passenger terminals and cargo terminals; works for provision of ground services; repair and maintenance services for aircraft and aviation equipment; technical aviation services; in-flight food and drink services; aviation fuel services.

Concurrently, infrastructure of the airfield includes: runway, taxiway, aircraft stands, auxiliary works and areas of the airfield; fire safety works; airfield perimeter fences; internal roads of the airfield; environmental protection works, and other works in the air operations area.

Besides, organizations and individuals operating airports/airfields must follow rules for management and operation of airports/airfields as follows:

- Ensure national defense and security; ensure aviation security and safety. Ensure close and effective cooperation between regulatory bodies of the airport/airfield; between civil and military aviation agencies/units and related to civil-military airfields.

- Ensure the uniform, synchronous, continuous, and effective operation chain of the airport/airfield. Ensure healthy competition, civilization, and courteousness; facilitate civil aviation at the airport/airfield. Protect public order and interest, customers’ interest, and the environment.

- Ensure comprehensive development of the system of airports/airfields, conformity with strategies and master plans for transport development, master plan for development of airports/airfields, local socio-economic development strategies, international tendency of civil aviation development, and satisfaction of demand for air transport in Vietnam.

- If necessary for the purpose of national defense and security, search and rescue, disaster response, the Ministry of National Defense shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Transport in requisitioning part of or the entire infrastructure of the airport/airfield and provide compensation as prescribed by law.

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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