Chenzhou Beihu Airport
airport in Huatang, Beihu District
Chenzhou Beihu Airport (IATA: HCZ, ICAO: ZGCZ) is an airport serving Chenzhou city in Hunan province, China. Its location in Tashui Village, Huatang Town, Beihu District was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in January 2015. The airport construction is being overseen by the Hunan Airport Authority. Chenzhou Beihu Airport will feature a 2600m runway, a terminal with a handling capacity for 550,000 passengers and 3,000 tonnes per annum. The airport formally opened on September 16, 2021.
History
In 2011, the Chenzhou Beihu Airport project was included in the "12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Civil Aviation in China" by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. It took ten years from the start of the feasibility study to the commencement of construction and the completion of the airport.
At the end of 2012, the Chenzhou government compiled the "Chenzhou Airport Site Selection Report of Hunan Province". In July 2013, the Chenzhou Airport Site Selection Report was completed and passed the preliminary evaluation by experts organized by the Civil Aviation Administration of Central and Southern China.
On January 13, 2015, the site selection for an airport located in Tashui Village, Huatang Town, Beihu District, Chenzhou City, was officially approved, and the airport was named "Chenzhou Beihu Airport."
On January 4, 2019, the airport project officially commenced construction, with a total investment of 2.13 billion yuan and a land area of 3,100 mu (206.67 hectares).
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