南通兴东机场国际候机楼开工建设

南通兴东机场国际候机楼开工建设

12 月上旬，兴东机场国际候机楼工程开工建设。这个工程由南通市市级政府投资项目建设中心负责组织建设，建筑面积8175平方米，配套消防、安检办公迁建、通用机坪及相应配套设施设备，概算投资12388万元。

南通机场口岸开放已列入国家“十二五”规划。结合国家口岸开放需要而启动的国际候机楼工程，地上设二层，位于现有候机楼北侧，按高峰时段每小时迎送1 至2 架C类飞机（空客320、波音737）的旅客数设置250座候机厅，同时根据旅客需要设置商业餐饮服务区域。候机楼按国际规范设有国际到达层和国际出发层。

兴东机场国际候机楼项目计划于明年下半年交付使用，届时将基本满足南通开通国际航线航班保障运行服务的要求。预计2013年内南通兴东机场可以实现口岸临时开放，届时将开通至日本、韩国、香港、台湾等国际和地区航线。未来五年内，通过新开航线航班，优化组合现有航线网络，南通机场的旅客吞吐量将逐年攀升，力争到2016 年，年旅客吞吐量达到120 万人次，货邮吞吐量达到4万吨。

In early December, the international terminal at Nantong Xingdong International Airport (Nantong Airport) had begun construction. The project was organized by the Investment & Construction Center of the Nantong Municipal Government. The total floor space of the terminal will be 8,175 square meters. Fire fighting, security check and office facilities will all be relocated. The helipad and other facilities and other related equipment will also be constructed and upgraded. The estimated cost of the project is 12.388 million yuan.

Nantong Airport has been included as a part of the National Twelfth Five-Year Plan. The international terminal project is designed to be constructed to meet the requirements needed of a national port and will be located north of the current terminal. The above ground portion of the building will have two floors. A boarding lounge with 250 seats is designed to accommodate enough passengers for one to two Category C aircraft per hour during peak hours. A commercial catering area will also be set up if the passengers believe it to be necessary. The terminal will include an international arrival floor and a domestic arrival floor designed to meet international standards.

This project is expected to be completed and put into operation in the second half of 2013. It is predicted that by 2013, Nantong Airport will be opened temporarily flights to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan will be opened. In the next five years, the passenger throughput of Nantong Airport will continue to increase as the airport opens new air lines and flights and optimize its current flight network. The airport is working hard to reach its goal of having its passenger throughput reach 1.2 million and the cargo and mail throughput reach 20 thousand tons by 2016.