[Explanation] On the morning of August 3, the Tibet Autonomous Region Administration of Civil Aviation of China announced at Lhasa Gonggar International Airport that the date of operation of the T3 terminal is August 7, 2021, marking that Tibet’s largest terminal will soon be ready for operation. transport.

On the morning of the 3rd, the reporter saw in the T3 terminal of Lhasa Gonggar International Airport that many workers were making final preparations for the operation.

　　It is understood that the reconstruction and expansion project of the Lhasa Gonggar International Airport terminal area officially started in December 2017. The total investment of the project is 3.907 billion yuan, which is an extremely complex system project.

　　[Concurrent] Yang Lu, Deputy Manager, Chief Engineering Office, Construction Project Management Center

　　Our (terminal) building actually used a BIM technology in the construction, that is, building information modeling. We used this technology to find a lot of design flaws in the early stage, and there may be some collision detection.

This also helped us to reduce some rework in the later stage of construction, and also made a good pavement for saving some time.

Of course, there are difficulties. After all, Tibet is more than 3,600 meters above sea level. The efficiency of personnel is reduced here. Because of the lack of oxygen, physical strength, including energy, may not be able to compare with the state in the Mainland, so not only people, but machinery also has a reduced efficiency. Case.

　　[Explanation] On May 11, 1956, the first airport in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Damxung Airport, broke ground. Due to the increasing demand for aviation business, Lhasa Gonggar International Airport was completed and put into operation in 1966, and Damxung Airport was completed. Its mission.

As of today, the Tibet Autonomous Region has five civil airports including Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (Qamdo Bangda Airport, Nyingchi Milin Airport, Ali Kunsha Airport, Shigatse Peace Airport), and modern airports stand on the snowy plateau. , Tibet’s aviation industry, which is ready to take off, will take off on the roof of the world.

　　[Concurrent] Liu Wei, Deputy Director of the Tibet Autonomous Region Administration of Civil Aviation of China

　　When the T3 terminal of Lhasa Gonggar (International) Airport is completed and put into use, it will greatly improve the overall support capacity of the entire Lhasa Gonggar (International) Airport, and enhance the service quality of Lhasa Airport and the general people’s air travel experience. This brings new impetus to the economic and social development of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

　　[Explanation] In the early days of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, civil aviation was regarded as the "golden bridge in the sky" from Tibet to all parts of China. Air transportation was the only fast route and efficient transportation method connecting Tibet with the outside world.

Up to now, Tibet's civil aviation has achieved the 56th anniversary of safe flight and the 56th anniversary of air defense safety. It has set the record of the longest safe flight time in areas with the highest average altitude and the most difficult to ensure flight in the world.

　　Xiemu Lhasa report

Editor in charge: [Li Ji]