The Ministry of Transport is assigned to complete the planning adjustment procedures and submit them to the Prime Minister for approval; Quang Ninh People's Committee soon accelerated investment and put Van Don International Airport into operation.

Vân Đồn is the first airport in Vietnam to be developed under a build–operate–transfer format with its payback period expected to last for 45 years.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc was present on the flight and pressed the button to formally open the airport for airline operations.

Notable flights include from Wuhan, China,[6] Kyiv, Ukraine,[7] Toronto, Canada[8] and San Francisco, United States.

The airport has 7 aircraft parking stands and an air traffic control tower 42 m (138 ft) tall.