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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HANGZHOU, July 19 (Xinhua) — Lishui International Airport in southern east China's Zhejiang Province officially opened for business on Friday.
On the same day in the afternoon, the first flight, CA1873, from Beijing Capital International Airport arrived at the airport and landed successfully.
The new facility, which has the status of a domestic regional airport, is designed to service up to 1 million passengers and handle 4 thousand tons of cargo per year. The runway is 2800 meters long, the area of the terminal buildings is 12 thousand square meters.
The opening of Lishui Airport will enhance the city's role as an important transportation hub, improve services for 470,000 overseas residents and 2.7 million local residents, attract more tourists to Lishui's scenic areas, and create conditions for increased investment in the city and surrounding areas, said Luo Xiaolin, head of the local transportation bureau.
On its first day of operation, the airport opened flights to Beijing and Shanghai. Flights to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Chongqing and Chengdu are planned to be launched by the end of the year. The number of air routes is expected to exceed 10 by the end of 2025, and reach 14 in 2026. -0-
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