Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Do you know the construction of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport begun in May 2016? After five years of construction,Chengdu Tianfu International Airport was put into operation on June 27,2021,making Chengdu the third city in China with two international hub airports,after Shanghai and Beijing.

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is located in Lujia Town,Jianyang,approximately 50 kilometers south-east from the centre of Chengdu.The airport is set to have an initial capacity of 40 million passengers,more than twice that of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.The airport features a total of six runways across two terminals.The two terminal buildings cover over 330,000 square meters,equivalent to 46 standard football fields.It is constructed in the shape of the mythical sunbird,used as a logo for the city of Chengdu which has a history of 3,000 years and represents the creativity and exploration of Sichuan people.