The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has officially opened the Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminal 3 (T3). This 10.99 trillion VND development was completed two months ahead of schedule following 20 months of construction.

T3 provides a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, handling 7,000 passengers per peak hour. This increases the total capacity of Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 50 million passengers per year.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on 19 April 2025, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the successful completion of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport T3 will have a positive impact on the Long Thanh International Airport project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Located in Ho Chi Minh City, the Tan Son Nhat International Airport T3 project involved the construction of a passenger terminal, a multi-storey car park with various facilities, an elevated road system, and an aircraft apron.

The passenger terminal comprises one basement level and four above-ground floors, with a total construction floor area of 112,500 sq m. The multi-storey car park combined with other services is a complex consisting of two basement levels and four above-ground floors, which has a total construction floor area of 130,000 sq m. It features a car park, commercial centre, hotel, and dining facilities for passengers. 

The elevated road system at the two terminal levels incorporates: Level 2 with two to three lanes, each 3.5 m wide; and Level 3 with two to five lanes, each 3.5 m wide. Meanwhile, the aircraft apron includes expanding the apron in front of the terminal by 4,600 sq m and installing a lighting system for aircraft operations, capable of handling all Code C and Code E aircraft types.

All images: Airports Corporation of Vietnam