China Considers Building GA Airports In Most Of Its 2,800 Counties

March 30, 2015
Huge market potential in connecting some 2,800 counties with general aviation aircraft.

China has mapped out a blueprint for building general aviation airports in most of its counties, which will help drive another round of massive investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, said a senior official of China's civil aviation authorities on Saturday.

There is huge market potential in connecting some 2,800 counties with general aviation aircraft during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration, was quoted by the Xinhua News Agency.

He predicted that the huge infrastructure project will create new momentum for China's economic growth, saying that 280 billion yuan ($44.7 billion) will be generated if every county has a general airport, versus only 78 currently available for general aviation.

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