Nantong among choices for third airport for Shanghai

Speculation has been rife recently about the possible location of Shanghai's third airport, and the latest candidate is Nantong, a city in Jiangsu province and about 120 km north of Shanghai, according to Shanghai Securities Times.

Shanghai's third airport, taking up an area of 20 square kilometers and with a designed capacity of 50 million passenger trips per year, will be reportedly located in Haimen in Nantong, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Thursday, citing sources from a meeting of the local chamber of commerce held during the Spring Festival.

The report said that the airport will take the responsibility of facilitating the integration of the Yangtze River Delta region, which is one of Shanghai's key tasks for this year.