ta i ▁Airport , ▁is ▁an ▁air port ▁serving ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Yang z hou ▁and ▁Ta iz hou ▁in ▁central ▁Ji ang su ▁Province . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁Ji ang du ▁District , ▁Yang z hou , ▁ 3 0 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Yang z hou ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁Ta iz hou . ▁ ▁Another ▁major ▁city , ▁Z hen ji ang , ▁is ▁also ▁nearby ▁across ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁joint ly ▁constructed ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Yang z hou ▁( 8 0 % ▁share ) ▁and ▁Ta iz hou ▁( 2 0 % ▁share ), ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁invest ment ▁of ▁ 2 . 0 8 2 ▁billion ▁y uan . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁stage ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁Su zh ong ▁Ji ang du ▁Airport ▁() ▁( S uz h ong ▁means ▁" Cent ral ▁Ji ang su "), ▁but ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁cities ▁it ▁serves . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁Design ed ▁as ▁a ▁domestic ▁regional ▁air port ▁( class ▁ 4 C ), ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁run way ▁was ▁originally ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁meters ▁long ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁meters ▁wide . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁ 3 1