1. Accelerate the implementation of the pace of transformation of airports in Xinjiang, and constantly improve the protection capacity
Implementation of the third phase of the reconstruction and expansion of Urumqi Airport. April 18, 2007, the third phase of the reconstruction and expansion of the Urumqi National Western Gateway Hub Airport formally commenced, which marks an important step in the direction of the Urumqi International Airport to the national development of the Western Gateway Hub Airport.
Investment of 2.649 billion yuan to build a new terminal building 105,800 square meters, the scale of investment is the largest ever. Near the plane will be in the original 12 on the basis of another 22, the airlines flight normal rate can be greatly improved; highlighting the international and domestic passenger transit services and baggage processes; to create "east and west into a fan, within the territory into a network" of transit hubs. Urumqi International Airport Terminal 3 can meet the requirements of 10.45 million passengers per year, and is the new terminal building with the most complete facilities, the most advanced equipments and the most reasonable flow in Xinjiang Airport, and is also one of the best service guarantee resources of Xinjiang Airport Group. The main framework has been completed and is expected to be completed and put into use in the first half of 2009.
The new cargo terminal is 48,000 square meters, the apron is 438,000 square meters, and the facilities of air traffic control, meteorology, communication, navigation, etc. are reconstructed and expanded; the Xishan fuel unloading station is expanded, and the new pipeline is 21.5 kilometers, as well as the airport's power supply, water supply, heating, and other ancillary facilities are constructed. The airport has been rearranged to provide passenger aircraft with cargo services and all-cargo cargo terminal services, and is being built in strict accordance with international cargo regulatory requirements in order to better serve airlines and cargo owners.
Urumqi City and Xinjiang Airport (Group) Company in the southeast end of the Urumqi Airport, the third phase of the cargo area as the basis for building land 2800 acres, the construction of a collection of freight forwarding, container transit, warehousing, disassembling and consolidation of containers, assembling and processing, express delivery, aviation manufacturing and maintenance, processing, hotels and restaurants in the port of **** enjoy the services in the integration of airports and the organization of the logistics park is currently being planning intensely.
After the current phase of reconstruction and expansion, the overall capacity of Urumqi International Airport is as follows: it can meet the annual passenger throughput of 16.35 million passengers (of which 10.45 million passengers are guaranteed by the third-phase terminal), cargo and mail throughput of 275,000 tons (of which 202,700 tons are guaranteed by the third-phase west and east cargo terminals), and the aircraft takeoffs and landings of 155,000 flights.
On September 16, 2007, a signing ceremony for the management and use of Urumqi Airport's T3 terminal by China Southern Airlines was held at Urumqi Airport. China Southern Airlines has nearly 70% of the market share at Urumqi Airport, and the commissioning of T3 will help China Southern Airlines to build an international scale network airline, and will also make Urumqi International Airport a gateway hub connecting China with Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Russia, Eastern Europe and other countries, as well as a regional Eurasian aviation hub.
Located in the airport by the airport group to invest in the construction and management of the 4-star hotel - Tianyuan Hotel (provisional name) in early 2007 to start construction, with 218 guest rooms, has completed the main framework, will be put into use on August 1, 2008,. By then, it will greatly ease the problem of accommodation and food for travelers when flights are not normal, and provide a safe, comfortable, convenient and hygienic accommodation and dining environment for domestic and foreign travelers.
2. Improve the function of Urumqi International Airport's intra-land transit, and establish a special feeder "fast channel".
Transforming the old international terminal building into a regional terminal building, setting up a regional aircraft apron, dedicated to the protection of regional aircraft, and effectively improving the efficiency of regional aircraft operations and quality of service.
3. During the 11th Five-Year Plan period, about 2.4 billion yuan will be invested in the construction of new airports, relocation and expansion of 11 regional airports. Six new regional airports have been added in Karamay, Narathi, Hami, Turpan and Shihezi.
October 30, 2007, Kashgar airport terminal area renovation and expansion project is progressing well, air traffic control building (tower), office building construction project has been completed. October 26, Kashgar airport new terminal building officially opened, is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.
According to the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" of Xinjiang Airport Group Corporation, the passenger throughput of Kashgar Airport will reach 1.2 million passengers/year in 2015, with a peak passenger flow of 911 passengers/hour. The Kashgar airport terminal area expansion project plans to invest 169.96 million yuan, the construction period is divided into the construction of the air traffic control building (tower), office building, the construction of the new terminal building, renovation and expansion of the international inspection building three parts. Among them, the ATC building 930 square meters, office building 2000 square meters, the terminal building total area of 17000 square meters. After the completion of this renovation and expansion project, Kashgar Airport will meet the planning requirements and become a modern international airport.
With the Kashgar Airport terminal area renovation and expansion project of the construction of various projects one after another, will effectively alleviate the growing demand for aviation business in Kashgar Airport and the contradiction between the weak basic security facilities, comprehensively improve the airport ground services for Kashgar Airport to gradually open the direct flights to domestic routes and to the neighboring countries of the international routes, to carry out the passenger and cargo charters and other transportation business to provide a more broad space for development.