The Enshi Airport Phase II Expansion Project Passes its Acceptance Inspection

Recently, the newly completed second phase expansion project of the Enshi Airport received an inspection in a meeting attended by the officers from the CAAC Central and Southern Regional Administration and other related administrations.

In the recent years, the Enshi Airport has developed rapidly. In 2009 alone, the airport processed a volume of around 480,000 passengers and 948 tons of cargo and mail. As these numbers continued to grow, the airport faced an increase in the overuse and overloading of its facilities. Thus, the Hubei Airports Group Company started the Enshi Airport’s phase II expansion project.

The Phase II project is designed according to the requirements of an estimated yearly load of 150,000 passengers, 2,500 tons of cargo and mail, and about 15,363 takeoffs and landings by 2020. In this phase, the current runway will be extended by 250 meters to a new length of 2,600 meters long, 4 category C parking bays will be constructed, the ATC facilities will be retrofitted and expanded, two sets of runway visibility equipment will be added, and the routine wind observation site and firefighting stations will be relocated. In addition, water supply and drainage and power supply facilities will be upgraded. Once the expansion is complete, the airport will still retain its category 4C status and as such the largest aircraft it will be able to accommodate is the Boeing 737-800.

When this project is completed, the airport is expected to bolster the local tourism industry, propel the ecological tourism industry in west Hubei, and play a vital role in completing Hubei's integrated transportation system.

近日，恩施机场二期扩建工程飞行区项目竣工验收会议在恩施召开。中南管理局、湖北监管局、恩施州政府、恩施州发改委等有关部门参加了会议。

近年来，恩施机场生产发展迅猛，2009年机场旅客吞吐量已达到47.47万人次，货邮吞吐量为948吨，航站楼及站坪等配套设施处于超负荷运转状态，在此背景下，湖北机场集团公司适时启动了恩施机场二期扩建工程。

本期工程按照到2020年旅客吞吐量150万人次，货邮吞吐量2500吨，年运输飞行起降15363架次的目标设计。主要建设内容包括：将原有跑道延长250米至2600米；新建4个C类机位；对空管部分设备进行增容改造，新增前向散射仪二套，迁建常规观测场以及配套消防、给排水助航灯光及供电工程。本次飞行区扩建后等级仍为4C，设计机型为波音737-800。

恩施机场二期扩建工程的建成投入使用，将进一步促进当地旅游业发展，推动鄂西生态文化旅游圈建设，完善湖北省综合交通运输体系具有重大意义。