SWChinabeginstrialoperationofinterprovinciallow-altitudeairroute_GuangmingOnlineThisphototakenonMarch13,2024showsaCessna172aircraftatanairportinsouthwestChina'sChongqingMunicipality.(Xinhua/LiFuyu)CHONGQING,March14(Xinhua)--AdemonstrationflightfromsouthwestChina'sChongqingMunicipalitytoZigongCity,intheneighboringSichuanProvince,wascompletedundertheVisualFlightRules(VFR)onWednesday,markingthelaunchofaninterprovinciallow-altitudeairrouteintheregion.OperatedbyaCessna172aircraft,theflightadoptedVFR,whichallowthepilotstoflybyusingvisualreferences,suchaslandmarksonthegroundandotheraircraft.Low-altitudeairspace'sverticalheightfromthegroundrangesfrom1,000metersto3,000meters.Thenewrouteislikeaninterprovincialhighwaybuiltinthelow-altitudeairspace.Allaircraftthatoperateviathisregularroutecanenjoyshortenedflightapplicationtimeandstreamlinedapprovalprocedures,saidlocalauthorities.Onthesameday,ChongqingandSichuanalsoinkedamemorandumofcooperationonthecoordinatedmanagementoflow-altitudeairspace,detailingmeteorologyinformationsharing,supportingservices,regionalshort-distancetransportationandsoon.Currently,therouteisstillundertrialoperation.Regularflightsareexpectedtobegininthesecondhalfofthisyear.Bytheendof2023,thesizeofChina'slow-altitudeeconomyisestimatedatmorethan500billionyuan(about70billionU.S.dollars),withitsscaleexpectedtoriseto2trillionyuanby2030,accordingtotheCivilAviationAdministrationofChina.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.