According to the latest news from the WeChat public account of Xinjiang Airport, on June 22, Xinjiang Luntai Civil Airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the flight area road project, marking the official entry of the project into the construction stage.
On June 22, Luntai Civil Airport held the commencement site of the airfield road project. Photo/Xinjiang Airport WeChat public account
According to the WeChat official account of Xinjiang Airport, the current airfield road project is designed according to the target of 300,000 passengers and 600 tons of cargo and mail throughput per year, and the airfield level index is 4C. The main construction content of the airfield project includes the construction of a runway with a length of 2,600 meters and a width of 45 meters, a terminal building of 3,060 square meters and an apron with four stands.
The Luntai Civil Airport Project is one of the key construction projects of the Autonomous Region and the Civil Aviation Administration of China during the 14th Five-Year Plan. In March 2022, the State Council officially approved the construction of Luntai Civil Airport. In March this year, the preliminary design of the Luntai civil airport project passed the review; In May, the Xinjiang Administration of Civil Aviation approved the preliminary design and budget estimate of the project; On June 14, the project completed the bidding for the airfield road project.
Renderings of Luntai Civil Airport. Photo/Xinjiang Airport WeChat public account
Luntai County is located in the western part of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the middle section of the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and the northern edge of the Tarim Basin, with a distance of about 175 kilometers from the highway of Korla City in the east and about 110 kilometers from the highway of Kuqa City in the west. After the completion of the airport, it will further improve the travel conditions of Luntai County and surrounding towns, promote the adjustment of regional economic structure and industry, and improve the quality of regional tourism and business environment, which is of great significance for accelerating the high-quality economic development of Luntai County.
In mid-May, the Qitaijiang Burak Airport project completed the industry acceptance work. Photo by Li Xiang
At present, Xinjiang operates 25 civil airports, making it the province with the largest number of civil airports in the country. This year, Hejing Bayinbrook Airport and Qitaijiang Burak Airport will also be opened to traffic one after another. In addition, the Balikun Dahe Airport has entered the stage of full construction; The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a pre-feasibility study report for the Pishan Civil Airport Project, and the preliminary work of the airport project has made phased progress; The preliminary work of airport projects in Baicheng, Aheqi, Qinghe, Jimuno and other places is also progressing steadily.