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Southeast Asia Airport Report (2026 Edition)
Techo International Airport replaces Phnom Penh International Airport, North Bali Airport approved, plans to reopen the secret CIA airport in Laos, proposed new airport for Kuching, a year since privatisation of NAIA, Changi Airport T5 breaks ground, expansion plans for Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, Tan Son Nhat opens T3, and Long Thanh welcomes first […]
Phu Quoc Metro – Railway connecting the Airport to APEC Convention Center
The Phu Quoc Metro is an under-construction urban rail project on the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The project was approved by the An Giang Province People’s Council on October 24 2024, and a ground-breaking ceremony was held on the 19th of December 2025. The plan is to have the line ready by the […]
Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (Ho Chi Minh City)
The Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (also referred to as a metro) is an under-construction urban railway from Ben Thanh Market to the Can Gio coastal urban zone in Ho Chi Minh City. The railway has been proposed by Vingroup and is not part of the HCMC urban railway masterplan. The line was first […]
Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway
The Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway is an upgrade of the current railway along the same route. The original line is a metre-gauge railway that was built by France to connect Kunming in China to the port in Haiphong. The new line will be a standard-gauge railway that will be connected to the standard-gauge railway from […]
Long Thanh International Airport: the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City
Long Thanh International Airport (LTH) is the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City. Situated approximately 40 km east of the city centre in Dong Nai Province, the airport will have enough space to eventually include 4 runways and serve over 100 million passengers annually. This ambitious size will place it among the largest airports […]
Kulim International Airport
Kulim International Airport is a proposed airport and aerotropolis located in the state of Kedah, northwest Malaysia. The proposed location is in the south of Kedah, next to Penang. The airport was first announced in 2014 by the Kedah state government to function as a passenger and cargo airport. it was then proposed to be […]
Savannakhet – Lao Bao Railway
The Savannakhet – Lao Bao Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Laos that will form part of the East-West Economic Corridor Railway. The 220 km railway will run from Savannakhet on the Mekong River to Lao Bao on the border in Vietnam. In November 2012 Giant Consolidated from Malaysia was awarded the contract to […]
Is Indonesia planning a Java-Bali high-speed railway?
There is a proposal to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to Banyuwangi in East Java. Could this form part of a Java-Bali high-speed railway? Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has proposed extending the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to Banyuwangi in East Java. There are already plans to extend the line to Surabaya, though the Banyuwangi extension is […]
Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city
Line 2 (Hoan Kiem Line) of the Hanoi Metro is an under-construction rapid transit railway that will connect Noi Bai International Airport to the old city area in Hoan Kiem District. Line 2 will be 42 km in length with 32 stations and 2 depots. Construction of the Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao […]
