The State Council issued an approval to construct a civil airport in Jingzhou, Hubei province.

The new airport will be a 4-C standard domestic feeder-line airport, with a new runway of 2,600 meters. By 2025, passenger throughput should reach 700,000, while cargo throughput is expected to reach 2,450 tons. The new terminal will cover an area of 7,000 square meters, and total investment for the project will exceed 1.29 billion yuan.