Published: 10:46, July 21, 2025
Minister: China's certified civil airports rise to 263 nationwide
By Xinhua
In this file photo dated Dec 27, 2024, foreign tourists go through customs at the Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China expanded its certified civil airports to 263 by the end of 2024, the Minister of Transport Liu Wei said on Monday.

This marks an increase of 22 airports since the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Liu told a press conference.