中俄邊境重要口岸綏芬河將新建機場

The construction of a new civilian airport is expected to start soon along China's border with Russia in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

在中國東北的黑龍江省中俄邊境，不久之後即將開始新建一座民用機場。

Costing around 1.2 billion yuan (179 million U.S. dollars), the regional airport is designed to handle 450,000 passengers and 3,600 tonnes of cargo and mail annually, according to an official spokesperson with Suifenhe City.

據綏芬河市政府一名發言人表示，這座新民用機場將耗資12億元人民幣（約合1.79億美元），每年可以接納的旅客數量達到45萬人，貨物和郵件達到3600噸。

It will have a 2,500-meter-long, 45-meter-wide runway, allowing 4,800 take-offs and landings a year, said the spokesperson.

據這名發言人表示，新機場將修建一條2.5公里長、45米寬的跑道，每年可允許4800次飛機起降。

The construction of an expressway leading to the airport broke ground last Saturday.

上週六，機場高速公路的建設工作已經開始破土動工。

Located in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang, Suifenhe is the province's largest port to Russia.

綏芬河位於黑龍江省東南部，是該省通往俄羅斯最大的港口。

It sees nearly a million cross-border trips and its trade volume exceeds 10 billion yuan a year.

每年跨境旅遊人次接近100萬，貿易額超過了100億元人民幣。

Customs statistics show nearly 80 percent of Heilongjiang's cargo imported from or exported to Russia passed through Suifenhe.

據海關統計數據顯示，在黑龍江出口到俄羅斯、或者從俄羅斯進口回來的貨物中，有80%要經過綏芬河。