Yesterday, with the arrival of A319 from Sichuan Airlines, the test-flying in Shennongjia was successful. And it showed that Shennongjia Airport will open in the end of this year. From then on, it will only take 50 minutes to fly from Wuhan to Shennongjia, instead of 8 hours drive.

Shennongjia airport is located in Hongping town with 2580 altitude. It was built from April 2011 and cost 1.13 billion Chinese Yuan.