Aviation News
- Airport opens in southwest county
Date: 13-Nov-2007 Sources: (Shenzhen Daily)
THE country will open a civil airport in Tengchong County in southwestern Yunnan Province, where the Flying Tigers, a band of U.S. fighter pilots, helped defend China against the Japanese invasion during World War II.
The Camel Peak Airport will open before the end of next year to commemorate the Tigers and the famous Camel Peak Aviation Route across the Himalayas. Jointly funded by Yunnan Airport Group, Yunnan Guanfang Group and the Tengchong county government, the 433-million-yuan (US$58 million) regional airport would be able to handle 480,000 passengers a year.
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