Chengdu to build the largest airport in Western China

With a total investment of 71.86 billion yuan (ca. $11 billion), Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, will build Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, which is the biggest civilian airport to be built during the 13th Five-Year Plan. The construction of the brand new airport will begin after receiving  approval from the National Development and Reform Commission.

The airport is expected to become the biggest one in West China and the fourth largest in China when it comes into service in 2020.

Located in Jianyang city in Southwest China's Sichuan province, the new airport is 51.5 KM away from Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan Province. Once completed, the airport will have six runways and a terminal covering 1.26 million square meters, with a capacity to accommodate 90 million passengers annually.