<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Plans for a new airport for Chengdu had been in place since 2007. In May 2011, officials confirmed the planning process for selecting a location had started. In June 2013, the Civil Aviation Administration of China officially confirmed and approved Jianyang's Lujia Town as the location for the new airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In January 2015, the State Council and Central Military Commission approved the new airport project, and the official name Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (Chinese: 成都天府国际机场) was finalized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in September 2015.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In January 2021, flight testing was done and on 27 June 2021, the first commercial flight departed from the airport.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pt-2 pb-3">Ground Transportation from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Internal transportation:</strong> The two airport terminals will be connected by an Innovia automated people mover (APM) supplied by joint venture firm Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Limited, which has also won the operations and maintenance contract. To connect airport parking to the two terminal buildings there will be a personal rapid transit system, consisting of 6 miles (9.7 km) of guideway, 4 stations and 22 pods.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Short term: </strong> Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Expressway connecting the airport to Chengdu's Third Ring Road. Opened December 2020. Chengdu Metro Line 18 - Connection to Chengdu South railway station (future extended to Chengdu railway station), opened</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong> Medium term:</strong> Extension of the Chengdu Metro Line 19, on shared tracks with Line 18, to provide a 30-minute connection to the existing Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. High-speed Rail connection as part of the Chengdu&ndash;Zigong high-speed railway connecting to Chengdu East railway station, Chengdu Tianfu railway station, Zigong, Ziyang and Neijaing.</li>
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<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100" title="Ground Transportation from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport" src="../../../main/img/airport/chen/26.webp" alt="Ground Transportation from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport"></p>