Bái Đính Pagoda, a religious tourism site developed by Xuân Trường. The construction firm has proposed building an airport in Ninh Binh Province. — Photo baochinhphu.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Construction has urged Ninh Bình authorities to prepare a feasibility study on the potential development of an international airport in the province, the ministry said in a report submitted to the Government regarding a proposal from private construction company Xuân Trường.

According to Xuân Trường’s proposal, the airport would be developed in Ý Yên Commune and funded by Ninh Bình’s local budget and private capital, without central Government funding.

Although the proposed airport is not part of the national airport development plan, the administrative overhaul at the provincial level may create new economic opportunities and push up demand for air transport, according to the ministry.

The ministry also said it supported studying the possibility, adding that a task force will be formed to guide the process.

Reviews and adjustments to national airport plans would be completed as needed, the ministry added.

The current national airport plans were approved by the Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính under Decision 648/QĐ-TTg on June 7, 2023, and identified 12 potential sites for airport developments.

Xuân Trường also proposed developing two eight-lane roads and nine bridges over the Đáy and Hoàng Long rivers. — VNS