Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport is an airport currently under construction in the city of Chizhou

Chizhou

Chizhou is a prefecture-level city in Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest....

, Anhui Province, China

China

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. It is located in Guichi District

Guichi District

Guichi District is a district of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of Chizhou City and the seat of the city government...

, 20 kilometers from the city center. The airport will also serve the city of Tongling

Tongling

Tongling is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Chaohu to the north, Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west....

 and the Buddhist sacred mountain of Jiuhuashan

Jiuhuashan

Mount Jiuhua is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is located in Qingyang County in Anhui province and is famous for its rich landscape and ancient temples....

, both also 20 kilometers away. Construction of the airport began in August 2009 at an estimated cost of 609 million yuan and the airport is expected to open in 2011.

Facilities

The airport has one runway that is 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide. It is designed to handle 500,000 passengers per year.

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China
• List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

External links

• Official web site