 Construction began on 26 January 2010 with a total investment of 360 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 30 December 2011.The airport has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), a 7,076 square-meter terminal building, and three aircraft parking bays.It is designed to handle 230,000 passengers and 810 tons of cargo annually by 2020.