ACV Ordered to Accelerate Long Thanh Airport Phase 1 Before Dec 31 2026
This Aveluro analysis covers ACV on UPCOM in the Industrial Goods & Services sector. The classified event type is macro policy, with positive sentiment and a deterministic market-impact score of 8.0/10. Aveluro classifies this story as a positive catalyst in the stock's news coverage. Source coverage came from CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tư, classified as a primary/top-tier source.
Key Facts
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Overview
The Government Office issued Công văn số 11272/VPCP-CN on 5 November 2026 conveying Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Gia Túc’s instruction to accelerate Long Thanh International Airport Phase 1 and bring it into operation before 31 December 2026. Tổng Công ty Cảng hàng không Việt Nam (ACV), the state airport operator listed on UPCOM, is tasked with building the operating plan and ensuring resources. The directive matters because it converts a construction timeline into an operational deadline with named ministerial accountability.
Key Facts
- Directive issued as Công văn số 11272/VPCP-CN dated 5 November 2026 by the Government Office.
- Target: Long Thanh International Airport Phase 1 in operation before 31 December 2026.
- Instruction conveyed by Phạm Gia Túc, Deputy Prime Minister (Thường trực).
- Bộ Xây dựng to direct ACV on the operating plan, coordinating with Bộ Công an, Bộ Quốc phòng, Bộ Tài chính and ACV.
- Bộ Tài chính to keep its Tổ công tác supporting ACV on project payment issues, per Công văn số 10504/VPCP-CN dated 14 October 2026.
- Đồng Nai and Hồ Chí Minh City authorities to review fuel and material supply, prioritising the project on ACV’s specific proposals.
- ACV to review constraints on construction materials, particularly stone and asphalt, and on settlement and payment.
- The directive cites Bộ Xây dựng reports 410/BC-BXD (20 October 2026) and 424/BC-BXD (27 October 2026).
What Happened
The Government Office circulated the Deputy Prime Minister’s conclusions after reviewing the Ministry of Construction’s progress reports on Phase 1. The directive references a chain of earlier instructions, including Thông báo số 516/TB-VPCP of 7 October 2026 and Công văn số 8871/VPCP-CN, 9083/VPCP-CN, 10504/VPCP-CN and 10768/VPCP-CN issued between late August and late October 2026. Ministries, localities and agencies are told they will be held responsible before the Government and the Prime Minister for any delay affecting the project schedule.
On core tasks, the Ministry of Construction is to direct ACV to prepare an operating plan that guarantees security, safety, feasibility and efficiency, and to lead a review with the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Finance and ACV of the conditions needed to start operations before 31 December 2026. The Ministry of Finance is to continue directing its working group to resolve payment difficulties, while Đồng Nai and Hồ Chí Minh City are to prioritise fuel and material supply. ACV itself is to mobilise sufficient labour, machinery, fuel and materials, and to regularly review constraints on stone, asphalt, payment and settlement.
Market Context
ACV closed at VND 39,600 on 5 November 2026 on UPCOM, the unlisted public market. As the state operator of Vietnam’s civil airport network and the entity assigned to run Long Thanh, ACV sits at the intersection of the infrastructure, construction and logistics themes that dominate current public-investment spending. The directive is administrative rather than financial, so it does not by itself change near-term earnings; its relevance is to schedule certainty on a project that anchors ACV’s long-term capacity growth.
Strategic Significance
Long Thanh Phase 1 is the largest single piece of aviation infrastructure in Vietnam and the main determinant of ACV’s medium-term capacity beyond Tân Sơn Nhất. A firm operational deadline, backed by explicit ministerial accountability and a dedicated payment working group, reduces the risk of open-ended capital expenditure and delays in recognising new aeronautical revenue. For long-term holders, the key variable is not the December 2026 date itself but whether payment bottlenecks and material supply are resolved early enough to avoid cost overruns that would fall on ACV’s balance sheet.
What to Watch
- Ministry of Construction and ACV operating plan submission and any revised commissioning date.
- Resolution of ACV payment and settlement issues through the Ministry of Finance working group.
- Progress on component projects and connecting transport infrastructure in Đồng Nai and Hồ Chí Minh City.
- ACV disclosures on capital expenditure, funding sources and material supply contracts.
- Any further Government Office directives if the 31 December 2026 target slips.