At 10:35 a.m. on March 31, an Airbus A320 aircraft of China Southern Airlines landed smoothly at Xiangxi Biancheng Airport, marking the upcoming test flight of Xiangxi Biancheng Airport, a big step forward from the official opening to the air.

The reporter saw that the plane was taxiing, and the fire trucks on both sides had already been in position to spray a giant water column to welcome the test flight crew with the highest civil aviation etiquette --- the "Water Salute" ceremony.

Test flight is an important part that indicates the airport from the construction stage into the operational preparation stage. The test flight this time will verify the Xiangxi Biancheng Airport flight procedures, which has very important significance to the full navigation achievement of the Xiangxi Biancheng Airport.

Xiangxi Biancheng Airport is adjacent to the birthplace of targeted poverty alleviation --- the Shibadong village, and is 35 kilometers from Jishou City, 17 kilometers from Huayuan County. The design of the first phase of the annual inbound and outbound passengers 300,000.

3月31日上午10时35分，中国南方航空公司一架空客A320飞机平稳降落在湘西边城机场，标志着湘西边城机场即将进行试飞，距离正式通航又前进了一大步。

记者在现场看到，飞机在滑行过程中，两侧早已就位的消防车喷出巨型水柱，以民航界最高礼仪——“过水门”仪式迎接试飞机组。

试飞作为机场从建设阶段转入运营筹备阶段的重要环节，本次试飞将验证湘西边城机场飞行程序，对湘西边城机场实现全面通航具有十分重要的意义。

湘西边城机场毗邻精准扶贫首倡地十八洞村，距州府吉首35公里，距花垣县城17公里。设计首期年进出港旅客30万人次。