The important foundation project in Yellow River Delta – Reconstruction and expansion of Dongying Airport – An important project in the Yellow River Delta Project

According to Traffic Bureau of Dongying in Shandong province, China’s governmental foundation project during 11th Five Year Plan in the Yellow River Delta, the reconstruction and expansion of Dongying Airport has progressed well. Upon the completion of the project, there will be one additional facilitiy in the Ji’nan and Qingdao in Shandong province that could handle take-offs and landings of 767 and 757 aircraft. Through increasing national airlines to new regional points, China’s aviation infrastructure will connect Korea, Japan and the world with the Yellow River Delta Region in China.
The reconstruction and expansion project of Dongying Airport is an important foundation project for the developing and constructing Yellow River Delta, and will allow convenient access for trade in the region. The expansion project of Donying Airport focuses including a runway expansion, new terminal buildings, navigation equipment upgrade, and retrofitting the airport from a 4C certified to a 4D level facility. After the expansion, the airport will handle passenger throughput of over 1M, and cargo and mail volume of 73M tons by 2020 and an annual take-off and landing of over 11,100 flights.