Xinjiang Akesu Airport Approved by NDRC

On 5 December 2008 Xinjiang Akesu Airport’s expansion project feasibility report was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. The project is expected to complete in 2015, designed to meet passenger throughput of 440k people and cargo & mail throughput of 5,700 tons. Main construction includes extending the runway to west by 2,800 meters, retrofitting the existing 2,400m runway, building a new 5,000 sqm terminal, building a parking apron with 33,350 sqm, and reconstructing the old terminal and public supporting facilities. The total investment is 224.55 million Yuan.