On the afternoon of March 3, 2022, the resumption ceremony of the third-phase expansion project of Xining Caojiabao International Airport was officially held at Xining Airport, which means that the construction of the T3 terminal building of the largest international airport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau officially started.

The total investment of Xining Airport Phase III expansion project is 10.51 billion yuan, including airport engineering, air traffic control engineering and oil supply engineering. It is designed to meet the target of 21 million passenger throughput and 120,000 tons of cargo and mail throughput in 2030. Among them, the total investment of the airport project is 9.98 billion yuan. The construction content mainly includes a second parallel taxiway with the same length as the runway, a 158,000-square-meter T3 terminal building, the expansion of the station apron and the adjustment of the layout. The total number of seats has reached 75. 169,000 square meters of comprehensive transfer transportation center and related production and living facilities. The project is listed as a key project of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Qinghai Province, and it is also the largest investment and construction project in the history of Qinghai civil aviation.

Yang Xin, deputy general manager of the Engineering Department of Qinghai Airport Construction Headquarters, said that 2022 is a critical year for the construction of the Xining Airport Phase III expansion project. At present, the earthwork of the project is basically completed, and the new T3 terminal building project is also officially launched. Construction started and the construction of the main concrete structure was completed. The comprehensive transportation center and the supporting projects of the general plan will also start construction one after another. The taxiway reconstruction of the flight area and the new second parallel taxiway project will be fully rolled out, laying a solid foundation for the scheduled operation in 2025.

According to reports, since the opening of Xining Airport on December 27, 1991, the number of Xining Airport routes has increased from 1 in 1992 to 123, from only 1 navigation point in Beijing to 75 navigation points, and the number of flights has increased from 1 per week. The number of flights increased from 2 to 325 flights per day, and it was upgraded to an international airport in 2018. It has opened 9 international and regional routes, and the number of operating airlines has increased from 1 to 28, providing convenience for passengers to quickly travel to and from Qinghai Province and around the world. and selection.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, airports in Qinghai Province are expected to reach 126,000, 13.5 million and 80,000 tons of take-off and landing, passenger throughput and cargo and mail throughput respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 14%, 15% and 12%. Editor/He Yuting