Jiaxing Airport is planned to be named "Jiaxing Nanhu Airport" and is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2025.
The main project of Jiaxing Airport covers a total area of ??4,767 acres, including a new runway with a length of 3,400 meters and a width of 50 meters, an apron with 28 seats (including 10 cargo seats), and a 2.59 10,000 square meters of terminal building, 20,000 cubic meters of aviation oil depot, etc. The project was fully started in November last year and is expected to be put into operation in 2025. The airport is positioned as a passenger feeder airport, taking into account both passengers and cargo, with cargo as the main focus. The special civil aviation project is designed with an annual passenger throughput of 1.8 million passengers and a cargo and mail throughput of 100,000 tons.
The Jiaxing Global Aviation Logistics Hub Project includes four major projects: Jiaxing Airport main project, Jiaxing Airport cargo project, Jiaxing Airport supporting project and YTO Aviation Logistics Project. Relying on the construction of the Jiaxing Global Aviation Logistics Hub project, Jiaxing City will further coordinate the peripheral infrastructure of the airport and strive to build a modern comprehensive transportation hub with land and air connections and multimodal transport.
The significance of building an airport
1. To increase jobs. Building an airport also requires the construction of many hardware facilities, such as runways, aviation buildings, etc. All these increase employment and thus income. At the same time, the construction of the airport can also lead to the increase of surrounding facilities. When we go to the airport, we can find many shops, restaurants, cafes, etc., which can also promote employment. Promoting employment development can promote urban development.
2. Promote the development of local transportation
The construction of the airport will also promote the development of local transportation. Almost all cities that build subways will build the subways to the airport. The existence of the subway will undoubtedly increase the flow of people near the airport and improve the commercial facilities around the airport. At the same time, convenient transportation can attract more outsiders and even foreigners to travel and invest in the local area. Convenient transportation can also promote various exchanges between the local area and other cities, which greatly facilitates people’s travel, improves people’s happiness index, and effectively promotes local cities. developed.