The photo, taken on March 22, shows a plane passing a water gate at the Chenzhou Beihu Airport. This was the first plane for inspection at the airport, marking a start of its test flight phase.

The airport has a total investment of 2.13 billion CNY. According to the design, its terminal area will meet the goal set for the year of 2025: having a capacity of handling 550,000 passenger trips, 3,000 tons of cargos, and 7,300 flights.

So far, the main parts of its airfield and terminal areas have been completed. It will open to air traffic in this July. (Photo/Ouyang Changhai)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn