Changde Taohuayuan Airport

The expansion project of Taohuayuan Airport was launched in 2007. In January 2008, the expansion plan passed industry review. In January 2009, the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the expansion project. The airport expansion project set 2020 as the target year for construction, with a flight zone rating of 4D, a designed annual passenger throughput of 2.2 million, a cargo and mail throughput of 16,000 tons, and 21,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings. The total investment was 593 million yuan.{{Cite web |date=2011-08-30 |title=常德桃花源机场新航站楼暨站前广场破土动工 |url=https://news.carnoc.com/list/199/199329.html |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=news.carnoc.com}} In 2025, the airport's actual passenger throughput was 782,822, far below the annual passenger throughput of 2.2 million set for 2020 during the expansion.

The expansion project of Taohuayuan Airport was launched in 2007. In January 2008, the expansion plan passed industry review. In January 2009, the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the expansion project. The airport expansion project set 2020 as the target year for construction, with a flight zone rating of 4D, a designed annual passenger throughput of 2.2 million, a cargo and mail throughput of 16,000 tons, and 21,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings. The total investment was 593 million yuan.{{Cite web |date=2011-08-30 |title=常德桃花源机场新航站楼暨站前广场破土动工 |url=https://news.carnoc.com/list/199/199329.html |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=news.carnoc.com}} In 2025, the airport's actual passenger throughput was 782,822, far below the annual passenger throughput of 2.2 million set for 2020 during the expansion.

On February 26, 2011, a new round of airport expansion was launched, specifying that the new terminal building would have a floor area of ​​approximately 20,000 square meters, and the plaza in front of the terminal would have a floor area of ​​approximately 18,000 square meters, with a construction period of two years. Upon completion, Taohuayuan Airport will be upgraded from its current 4C level to a 4D level airport, with 13 parking stands capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Boeing 767.

On February 26, 2011, a new round of airport expansion was launched, specifying that the new terminal building would have a floor area of ​​approximately 20,000 square meters, and the plaza in front of the terminal would have a floor area of ​​approximately 18,000 square meters, with a construction period of two years. Upon completion, Taohuayuan Airport will be upgraded from its current 4C level to a 4D level airport, with 13 parking stands capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Boeing 767.

On December 16, 2012, the expansion project officially started. After two and a half years of construction, the new terminal building of Changde Taohuayuan Airport passed the completion acceptance on November 26, 2015, with a total investment of nearly 650 million yuan. The new terminal building was officially put into use on December 22, 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-23 |title=湖南常德桃花源机场新航站楼正式启用 |url=https://www.ccaonline.cn/news/item/11574.html}}

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