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Airport built at 5,900ft above sea level on mountaintop in China (photos)

by  Tunde Ososanya 2 min read

- Chinese workers are building a £191.4 million airport, which is expected to be completed by the end of June, 2018

- The top of a mountain was flattened with dynamite for the construction of the airport

- It is due to open in the first half of 2019 and will offer flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other major cities in China

The top of a mountain, 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level, has been flattened with dynamite by Chinese workers in Chongqing for the construction of 1.64 billion yuan (191.4 million pounds) Wushan Airport.

Daily Mail reports that the airport, located on the top of Taohua Mountain 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) outside Wushan Town in eastern Chongqing, is due to open in 2018.

Legit.ng gathers that the domestic airport will have one runway measuring 2,600 metres (8,530 feet) long and 45 metres (147 feet) wide.

According to report, the domestic airport will also have an apron that could accommodate five planes.

Dynamite was used to blow up the mountaintop in order to create space for the airport. The project was said to have started six years ago and it is expected to be delivered by the end of June.

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Incredible video shows Chinese workers building an airport at 5,900ft high after chopping off the top of a MOUNTAIN
Chinese workers flattened the mountain top with dynamite to build Wushan Airport. Photo credit: cqnews

Incredible video shows Chinese workers building an airport at 5,900ft high after chopping off the top of a MOUNTAIN
The airport is due to open in 2019. Photo credit Daily Mail

Incredible video shows Chinese workers building an airport at 5,900ft high after chopping off the top of a MOUNTAIN
Ongoing construction at the Wushan Airport. Photo credit: Daily Mail

Incredible video shows Chinese workers building an airport at 5,900ft high after chopping off the top of a MOUNTAIN
Blueprint of the Airport. Photo credit: cqnews

According to the the deputy director of the Wushan Airport project, on the busiest days, the construction site has more than 2,000 builders and 800 machines working at the same time.

The airport will offer flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other major cities in China when it is open.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that former United States secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, on Thursday, March 8, warned African countries to be wary of the Chinese government and its loan facilities.

Tillerson told African countries to weigh Chinese loans carefully, adding that the United States was not trying to keep Chinese investment away from the continent.

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Tunde Ososanya Tunde Ososanya, a former senior editor, is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. He's passionate about what he does and finds fulfilment in informing the people. Ososanya is the author of Later Tonight: a Collection of Short Stories.

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