HAIKOU — China conducted successful test flights on a newly-built airfield in the South China Sea on Jan 6.

Two civilian aircraft took off from the Meilan Airport of Haikou, capital of Hainan province and landed at the airfield on Yongshu Jiao in the Nansha Islands at 10:21 am and 10:46 am respectively. They flew back to Haikou on Jan 6 afternoon.