Construction for the 2nd runway of the Tianjin airport will be completed by the end of August 2009, and the surrounding areas will be shut down completely by then. The test construction of the 2nd runway for Airbus had been completed at the end of April and was delivered to Airbus on the 1st of May for the flight tests of the A320 series from Airbus’ general assembly line. It is understood that the construction work of the 2nd runway of the Tianjin Binhai International Airport is 2100 meters away from the center line of the current runway. The 2nd runway is 3200 meters long and 45 meters wide. Total width is 60 meters with each shoulder on both sides of the runway 7.5 meters in breadth. Total investment of the construction was 1.3 billion Yuan. Construction of the 2nd runway is mainly due to meet the needs of test flight requirements of the Airbus’ A320 series from its general assembly line.
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