Da Nang Airport Sets $379 Million Terminal 1 Expansion for August 2027

Airports Corporation of Vietnam will start construction on a VND9.9 trillion ($379 million) expansion of Da Nang International Airport Terminal 1 in August 2027.

The project will raise the domestic terminal’s processing capacity to 14 million passengers annually, dividing volume between 10 million domestic and 4 million international travelers.

State operator ACV and the Da Nang municipal People’s Committee confirmed the timeline during a formal project rollout that also includes the first phase of an expanded aircraft apron. Under the construction schedule, the newly built extension will open to passengers in January 2029. Crews will then finish renovating the existing terminal structure by August 2029.

New Commercial Space and Road Access

Engineering plans cover auxiliary facilities and airfield infrastructure alongside the main passenger building. Contractors will rebuild the elevated access road, install a wastewater treatment plant, and lay out revised traffic lanes, landscaping, and waste collection stations.

Commercial real estate forms a central part of the footprint. The blueprint includes a dedicated technical facility and a multi-story car park designed with integrated commercial service floors for retail and food tenants.

Central Vietnam Gateway Capacity

Da Nang serves as the primary commercial and tourism conduit for central Vietnam, where air traffic growth has repeatedly outpaced terminal design limits over the past decade. Expanding T1 allows ACV to relieve pressure on domestic gates while capturing higher non-aeronautical revenue from travel retail concessions, passenger dining, and airport parking.

Work on the apron expansion proceeds first, with full terminal construction tenders expected ahead of the August 2027 groundbreaking date.