With the development of economy and the increase of people's travel demand, aircraft has been accepted and selected by more and more people. On April 28, 2020, the Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Response to the Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission's Report on the Feasibility Study of the Wuwei Minqin General Airport Project (Substitute Project)", approving Wuwei City and agreeing to build Minqin General Airport.

Wuwei Minqin County is located in the lower reaches of the Shiyang River. It has abundant agricultural, animal husbandry and tourism resources, but the ecological environment is fragile and the transportation is inconvenient. Currently, only road transportation is connected to the outside world and is far away from the surrounding major cities, which restricts the local economy to a certain extent. Social development. In order to improve the external traffic conditions in Minqin County, promote the development of advantageous resources and economic and social development, enhance the emergency rescue support capability, improve the comprehensive transportation system, and meet the local short-distance transportation, flight training, agricultural and forestry operations, emergency rescue, air tour and other service needs, According to the "13th Five-Year Plan for General Aviation Development in Gansu Province", it agreed to build Wuwei Minqin General Airport.

It is understood that the construction site of Wuwei Minqin General Airport project is located in the southeast of Wuwei Minqin County, with a straight line distance of 23 kilometers from the county center and a road distance of 31 kilometers. This issue is positioned as a general airport of category A1, and the flight zone index is 3B. Mainly build 1 runway of 1900m * 30m, 2 vertical communication lanes, 8 station stands (5B3H), and comprehensive business building, hangar, air traffic control, fuel supply and various production auxiliary facilities The internal construction land is 55.896 hectares (838.44 mu, excluding sloping land). The total investment of the project is 210 million yuan. The government and social capital cooperation (PPP) model is used for financing construction. The construction period is 15 months.

The construction of the airport can help the region to further develop the economy, improve the transportation environment, and continuously enhance Wuwei's self-development ability. It plays an important role in improving the layout of the province's general aviation airport and optimizing the comprehensive transportation system. Editor / Zhao Jing