At present, there is still an important opportunity for Songlu Airport to upgrade to a civil aviation airport-Changsha Huanghua Airport is becoming increasingly saturated, and the development of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration is a major strategy of the provincial party committee and government.
From navigation to civil aviation, another dimension of management
A consensus was reached at the investigation meeting on June 2, 2008. Truffle Airport was expanded into a 4C-class airport, and the runway was extended to 1800 meters, which was enough to take off and land Boeing 737 aircraft.
This has given Zhuzhou citizens and the aviation industry a new layer of hope-can Truffle Airport become the second airport in Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan? Han Jian, an aviation enthusiast in Zhuzhou, believes that most urban agglomerations in China have second or even third airports, and so should the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration.
This first involves the feasibility of the reconstruction and expansion of Truffle Airport.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Resources and Planning, the possibility of expanding the 800-meter runway to 1.800 meters was reserved when the airport was first built. However, the airport reconstruction and expansion involved too many aspects and unknown factors.
There is also the issue of airspace management. China Southern Airlines Airport mostly runs north-south, and Truffle Airport is 47 kilometers away from Changsha Huanghua Airport, just below the airport approach route. If Truffle Airport is upgraded to a civil aviation airport, the airspace of the two airports should be coordinated.