Shennongjia Airport Construction Project Approved

The Shennongjia Airport project has been approved by the state council, and preparations have begun for the project. Shennongjia airport is classified to be a civil 4C airport used for tourism and general aviation. The project is to be constructed and financed by the CAAC, Hubei province government, and Beijing capital international airport. The site for the new airport is in the town of Hongping. The cost of construction is estimated at 788 million Yuan, and once the cost of auxiliary facilities are added together, the total cost of the project will be estimated at one billion Yuan within a 3 year period. Shennongjia airport will be the fifth airport in the Hubei province.