CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, Civil Aviation Administration of China approved to increase the peak hour capacity of Jiangbei International Airport from 49 sorties / hour to 54 sorties / hour.

A screenshot of the website of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government

The moment capacity increase will create favorable conditions for the growth of transportation production. The number of flights at Jiangbei International Airport will gradually increase, with nearly 100 more flights taking off and landing on per day, and a total of 1,000 flights per day will become normal.

What is the moment capacity? Moment capacity refers to the hourly capacity － the aircraft movements that can be handled by an airport within one hour. It is the decision of the airport movements per unit time determined by the administrative department of the civil aviation industry based on the airport operation capacity obtained from the assessment and based on various factors. The hourly capacity directly affects the route arrangement and determines the upper limit of the airport handling capacity. (Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)