Fast track at Long Thanh International Airport (LTH)

Long Thanh is the new airport for Ho Chi Minh City in Dong Nai, due to start commercial flights in December 2026, with international flights moving across from Tan Son Nhat in phases through 2027.

Opens to commercial flights on 24 December 2026

What fast track includes here

Fast track is assistance, not a separate border: staff meet you, walk you to a priority counter where the airport allows it and help with the formalities. Nobody can promise how long immigration will take.

Arrival meet and assist (not on sale yet)

Included

  • At other Vietnamese airports, sellers offer a name-sign meeting, an escort to a priority counter where procedures allow it, and help at the visa counter

Not included

  • No seller listed fast track at Long Thanh on 14 Oct 2026
  • The visa stamping fee if you arrive on an approval letter (US$25 single, US$50 multiple), paid separately
  • A set clearance time: sellers do not promise one, and every passenger still sees an immigration officer

Departure meet and assist (not on sale yet)

Included

  • At other Vietnamese airports, sellers offer help through check-in, security and exit immigration where procedures allow it

Not included

  • No seller listed fast track at Long Thanh on 14 Oct 2026
  • A set clearance time: sellers do not promise one, and every passenger still sees an immigration officer

When are the queues longest?

Long Thanh was not open to commercial flights on 14 Oct 2026, so there is no queue data. In the first phase, to March 2027, ACV expects Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet to run about 20 to 30 flights a day.

  • The start date has moved: the CAAV agreed to 1 Dec 2026 (reported 30 Sep 2026), then ACV gave 24 Dec 2026 after a government meeting (Nhan Dan, 5 Oct 2026). Check again before you book.
  • Resolution 389/NQ-CP (2 Dec 2025) made Long Thanh an e-visa gate once it operates, but evisa.gov.vn did not list it on 14 Oct 2026.
  • Under the CAAV plan, all long-haul international flights move to Long Thanh from 28 Mar 2027, and the remaining international flights from 30 Oct 2027, except Vietnamese airlines' routes under 1,000 km.
  • Long Thanh has the IATA code LTH and the ICAO code VVLT.

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Questions people ask

When does Long Thanh airport open?

The date has moved. The CAAV agreed to 1 Dec 2026, reported on 30 Sep 2026; on 5 Oct 2026 Nhan Dan reported that ACV now plans commercial operation from 24 Dec 2026. Check the current date with your airline before you travel.

Can I buy fast track at Long Thanh?

Not yet. No seller listed fast track at Long Thanh when we checked on 14 Oct 2026. Sellers at other Vietnamese airports offer meet-and-assist to a priority counter, so check again nearer the opening.

Can I enter Vietnam at Long Thanh on an e-visa?

Resolution 389/NQ-CP made Long Thanh an e-visa gate once it operates, but on 14 Oct 2026 evisa.gov.vn did not list it among the airports you can choose. Check the list again before you apply, since the e-visa limits you to the gates on your approval.

Which flights move to Long Thanh first?

Under the CAAV plan, airlines may move international flights voluntarily until 27 Mar 2027, all long-haul international flights move from 28 Mar 2027, and the remaining international flights from 30 Oct 2027, except Vietnamese airlines' routes under 1,000 km.

Sources

Checked on by the Top Tours Vietnam editor. Rules and prices change: the sources below are where we checked them.

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