Hubei Shennongjia Airport to be Constructed in February 2009 and Operational by 2011

As an important component of the eco-cultural tourism circle in western Hubei province, the construction of Hubei Shennongjia Airport, with a 788 million Yuan investment in hand, will be started in February 2009, expected to be put into use in 2011. By then, the traveling time between Wuhan to Shennongjia will shorten by about 1 hour. This project increases the number of civil airports in Hubei province to five.
 

As an important component of the eco-cultural tourism circle in western Hubei province, the construction of Hubei Shennongjia Airport, with a 788 million Yuan investment in hand, will be started in February 2009, expected to be put into use in 2011. By then, the traveling time between Wuhan to Shennongjia will shorten by about 1 hour. This project increases the number of civil airports in Hubei province to five.
At present, each design report preparation work prior to airport construction is processing. Li Xiansheng, Standing Committee and Vice Governor of Hubei province, established specific responsibilities and time requirements on the sixth leading group meeting of Shennongjia Airport construction on 22 December 2008. He said: "Each assessment and approval work should be done before 25 January 2009, preparing work of construction land, deforestation and land demolition will be completed before Mid-April; at the same time, implement the construction of off-site facilities, clear the responsibilities, and determine schedule." Duan Lunyi, Vice-Governor of Hubei Province attended the meeting.