湖南常德机场新航站楼扩建工程开工

　　2012年12月中旬，常德桃花源机场扩建工程新航站楼正式开工。该工程项目以2020年为目标建设年，新建航站楼、站前广场、飞行区站坪等工程，新征用地493亩。工程竣工后，机场等级将由4C级升级为4D级，到2020年旅客吞吐量将达220万人次，并开通国际航线。

　　常德桃花源机场是湖南省内三大机场之一，现已开通北京、上海、广州、深圳、海口、昆明等航线，2011年旅客吞吐量为32万多人次，已连续5年旅客吞吐量增幅达到25%。机场改扩建工程被列入湖南省“十二五”重点建设项目和民航局“十二五”规划建设项目。桃花源机场升级后，对提高常德的知名度和影响力，建设区域中心城市、交通枢纽城市和生态宜居城市等都将产生巨大的推动作用。

　　In mid-December of 2012, Changde Taohuayuan Airport's construction project, the construction of a new terminal, kicked off. The project takes the year of 2020 as its target year for completion. A new terminal, a before-terminal square, an aircraft movement area and more will all be built. A newly expropriated land of 493 mu has been granted for this project. When the project is completed, the airport code will rise to 4D from 4C. By 2020, the passenger throughput will be 2.2 million person-time and international flights will be opened.

　　Changde Taohuayuan Airport is one of Hunan's three largest airports. Currently, flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Kunming and other flight routes have all been in operation. In 2011, the passenger throughput was over 320 thousand person-time. This airport has maintained a passenger throughput increase rate of 25% consecutively for 5 years. The expansion project of Changde Taohuayuan Airport has been included as a part of Hunan's Key Construction Projects During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period and as a part of the CAAC's planned projects during the Five-Year Plan period. When the Changde Taohuayuan Airport is completed and put into operation, it will increase Changde's publicity and recognition and upgrade Changde into a regional central city and a transportation hub.