Friday, January 15, 2010

World's Highest Airport In China

World's Highest Airport In China

World's Highest Airport In China. Government of China plans to build the world's highest airport. This airport will be built in the Himalayan region, Tibet, which lies at an altitude of nearly 4500 meters. As reported Xinhua news agency and reported by AFP, Tuesday (12/1/2009), the construction of airports in the region called the 'roof of the world' will be starting next year. This project cost of 1.8 trillion yuan.

This airport will be built in the province Nagqu, which is about 230 kilometers north of the capital city of Lhasa, is situated at an altitude of 4436 meters. Higher than 102 meters Bamda airport, Tibet since 1994 who was crowned as the highest in the world.

Nagqu, which is the largest province in Tibet is located in the middle of the Tibetan plateau, Qinghai and became a residence for about 400 thousand ethnic Tibetan communities. "With the airport, expected to be Nagqu economic center in the highlands region," said the local provincial authorities, Yongshou Tan, as quoted by Xinhua.

Economists of this airport project planners say, the development of the airport will take over 3 years. "Civil aviation network has been established in Tibet. The next development target is to open a direct route from Tibet to the countries in South Asia region," the expert said.[Business Blog SEO | World's Highest Airport In China]

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