Charles de Gaulle Airport several smaller airfields in the suburbs of Paris, and other airports directly or indirectly worldwide. The planning and construction phase of what was known then as "Aéroport de Paris Nord" (Paris North Airport) began in 1966. On 8 March 1974 the airport, renamed Charles de Gaulle Airport, opened. Terminal 1 was built in an avant-garde design of a ten-floors-high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings, each with six gates allowing sunlight to enter through apertures. The main architect was Paul Andreu, who was also in charge of the extensions during the following decades. Following the introduction of the brand
Sanming Shaxian Airport undisclosed reasons. In 2009 construction started for the third time, back with government funding worth 1.447 billion yuan. The airport was opened on 7 March 2016. The airport has one runway that is long (extendable to in the future) and wide (class 4C), and a terminal building. It is designed to handle 430,000 passengers annually by 2020. Sanming Shaxian Airport Sanming Shaxian Airport is an airport serving the city of Sanming in Fujian Province, China. It is located in Fenggang Subdistrict of Sha County (Shaxian). After several false starts, the airport was opened in March 2016. Construction of Sanming Airport