According to the "Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area Release" public account news, on the morning of November 26, Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area General Aviation Airport started construction, and six industrial and operational projects were signed at the same time, with a total investment of 12.353 billion yuan.

The general aviation airport in the new area under construction this time is an A1 general airport. It was approved by the Central Military Commission in 2018, approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of East China in 2020, and approved by the Ningbo Development and Reform Commission in 2021. According to the "Zhejiang General Aviation Layout Plan 2020-2035", the general aviation airport in the new area is a provincial regional general airport, undertaking comprehensive service guarantees for regional general aviation operations. The airport is positioned as a high-end intelligent manufacturing base for domestic aviation, a core guarantee base for Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo business jets, a general aviation operation guarantee base in the Greater Bay Area, and an innovation demonstration base for the entire industrial chain of general aviation.

The planned first-phase flight area of the airport is grade 2B, and the project plans to invest 739 million yuan. The construction content mainly includes: 800m×30m runway, 40,000m2 station apron, 7,000m2 air traffic management integrated service, 5200m2 hangar And other supporting facilities. The second phase of the airport’s flight zone level is planned to be 4C, and the runway is expanded to 1,800 meters × 45 meters, which basically meets the requirements of mainstream domestic business jets. The airport’s long-term planning runway is 3,200 meters, which can meet the requirements of large cargo aircraft.