Weining Caohai Airport Explained

Pushpin Map:Guizhou#China
City-Served:Weining County, Guizhou, China
Coordinates:26.85°N 104.33°W
R1-Length-M:3000

Weining Caohai Airport is an under-construction airport in Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China. The airport is named after the Caohai Lake and nature reserve in Weining.

Construction started in March 2019 at a cost of 1,800 million Yuan, of which 1,064 million was financed by the national government, and 550 million by Guizhou province, with the remaining amount not yet accounted for.[1] [2] Test flights are expected to commence in the second half of 2023.[3]

The airport will have a single 3000m (10,000feet) runway and facilities to handle up to 350,000 passengers yearly.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【视频】贵州威宁草海机场建设正酣 . 2023-01-31 . www.gog.cn.
  2. Web site: 省发展改革委关于省十三届人大五次会议第658号建议的答复 .
  3. Web site: 毕节日报-威宁草海机场2023年下半年试飞 . 2023-01-31 . Bijie Daily.