The Expansion Project of Huanghua Airport Gets Approved

Not long ago, the expansion project of Changsha Huanghua Internatonal Airport received an official approval from the National Development and Reform Commission. This project is a total investment of 3.63 billion Yuan. The project is designed according to the plans that, by the year 2020, the passenger volume will reach 31 million people, the cargo and mail volume would reach 320 thousand tons and aircraft TOL will reach 253.5 thousand sorties. As planned, the flight area level is 4F. In this project, a 3,800 meters long and 60 meters wide runway, together with the taxiway system, will be built. In the main landing direction, a Class II approach lighting and instrument landing system will be installed. In the sub-direction, a Class I approach lighting and instrument landing system will be installed. A control tower, airport surface surveillance radar, the 11,950 sq. m buildings used for ATC business and supporting facilities will be newly built. Auxiliary facilities, such as fire fighting, security protection, power supply, water supply and drainage will be constructed. The total investment of this project is 3.63 billion Yuan, among which the construction of the airport will take 3.19 billion Yuan. Some of the costs regarding the construction of the airport will be allocated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC for short) from the civil aviation development fund, as well as by the People’s Government of Hunan Province and the Changsha Municipal People’s Government from their public financial funds. Others funding will be raised by Hu’nan Airport Management Group Co., Ltd.. The ATC project will receive an investment of 440 million Yuan allocated by the CAAC from the civil aviation development fund.