New international airport breaks ground in GBA

A computer-generated image of the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport.

Construction of a new airport in Guangdong Province officially kicked off on March 25, adding a new international aviation hub to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Xinhua reported. 

The Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport, located in Gaoming District of Foshan, is expected to directly serve a population of over 20 million. It is designed to handle an annual passenger throughput of 30 million, a cargo and mail throughput of 500,000 tons, and 260,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings.

Computer-generated images of the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport.

With a total investment of 41.81 billion yuan, the project will include two widely spaced parallel runways, a terminal building covering around 260,000 square meters and 94 aircraft stands. 

Once the new airport is operational, Guangdong will boast three international hubs, joining the established ones in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Together with the airports in Hong Kong and Macao, the GBA will boast a combined air passenger throughput capacity of 400 million.