Ejin Banner Taolai Airport () is a regional airport serving
Ejin Banner
Ejin or Ejina ( Mongolian: Эжэн-э қосиу ''Ejen-e qosiɣu''; ) is a banner in the far west of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Alxa League and is the westernmost county-level division of Inner Mongolia, borderi ...
in
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
, China.
Overview
Taolai Airport is one of the three airports of
Alxa League
Alxa League or Ālāshàn League (; mn, , Mongolian Cyrillic. Алшаа аймаг) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and 3 extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuhai ...
in western Inner Mongolia, the other two being
Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport and
Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport
Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport () is a regional airport serving the town of Badanjilin, the seat of Alxa Right Banner in Inner Mongolia, China.
Overview
Badanjilin Airport is one of the three airports of Alxa League in western Inner Mongo ...
. The three airports form a commuter airport network that connects the three banners of Alxa League, which covers a vast area () of the
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert (Chinese: 戈壁 (沙漠), Mongolian: Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ)) () is a large desert or brushland region in East Asia, and is the sixth largest desert in the world.
Geography
The Gobi measures from southwest to northeast an ...
.
Construction for the airports started in August 2012, with a total investment of 389.5 million
yuan, and all three airports opened on 17 December 2013.
All three airports are classified 3C, suitable for 50-seat aircraft such as the
Xian MA60. Taolai Airport is projected to handle 80,000 passengers annually by 2020, compared with 250,000 for Bayanhot and 45,000 for Badanjilin.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in China
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List of the busiest airports in China
References
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Airports in Inner Mongolia
Airports established in 2013
2013 establishments in China
Buildings and structures in Alxa League