A new air corridor, from Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, north to Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, open since April 2, is expected to have a tremendous effect on the development of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, near Guangdong.

Guzihou's civil aviation bureau played an important role in opening the air corridor, which is China's third, after the Beijing-Kunming route and Beijing-Guangzhou route, and covers a 1,600-kilometer distance.

The airway development plan calls for nine international airlines and five domestic, as well as 10 airports, including Longdongbao, which will be improved, and more than 300 air routes connecting the cities of Bijie, Anshun, and Tongren.

There are one-way air routes to improve air safety and the civil aviation authorities expect to see rapid development thanks to the new grand airway and southern transportation juncture.