Zunyi Xinzhou Airport
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Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is a major military air base that is being converted to a dual-use military and civilian airport to serve the city of Zunyi
in Guizhou Province, China
. It is located in the town of Xinzhou in Xinpu New Area. The military airport was built in 1966 and completed in 1970. Construction to convert the airport started in September 2009 with a total investment of 408 million yuan, and the airport is expected to open in late 2011.
. It is projected to handle 300,000 passengers annually by 2020.
Zunyi
Zunyi is a prefecture-level city in Guizhou province in southwestern China. Along with Guiyang and Liupanshui, it is one of the most important cities of the province...
in Guizhou Province, China
China
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. It is located in the town of Xinzhou in Xinpu New Area. The military airport was built in 1966 and completed in 1970. Construction to convert the airport started in September 2009 with a total investment of 408 million yuan, and the airport is expected to open in late 2011.
Facilities
The airport will have one runway that is 3,000 meters long, and a 11,000 square meter terminal building that is designed to resemble the site of Zunyi ConferenceZunyi Conference
The Zunyi Conference was a meeting of the Communist Party of China in January of 1935 during the Long March. This meeting involved a power struggle between the leadership of Bo Gu and Otto Braun and the opposition led by Mao Zedong. The result was that Mao left the meeting in position to take...
. It is projected to handle 300,000 passengers annually by 2020.
See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases