Shennongjia Airport
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Shennongjia Airport is an airport currently under construction in Shennongjia
Shennongjia
Shennongjia Forestry District is a county-level administrative unit in Hubei province, directly subordinated to the provincial government...

, a forestry district in western Hubei Province, China
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. It is located in the town of Hongping. Construction started in April 2011 with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan. At an elevation of 2,580 meters above sea level, Shennongjia Airport will be the highest airport in China outside of the Tibetan Plateau
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Facilities

The airport will have one runway that is 2,800 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 250,000 passengers annually by 2020.

See also

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