China plans to build more than 500 airports by 2020 to create a market worth over 153 billion US dollars for its general aviation industry. According to a guideline issued by China’s cabinet, the country will have more than 500 general aviation airports in a number of places, including major agricultural and forest regions and over 50 per cent of five scenic tourist spots by 2020.
It also plans to increase the number of general aircraft,including helicopters and private jets, to more than 5,000 by 2020. According to the latest data released at the end of 2015, China had more than 300 airports, 281 enterprises and 1,874 aircraft.