The construction of a new civilian¹ airport is expected to start soon along China's border with Russia in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

在中国东北的黑龙江省中俄边境，不久之后即将开始新建一座民用机场。

Costing around 1.2 billion yuan (179 million U.S. dollars), the regional airport is designed to handle 450,000 passengers and 3,600 tonnes of cargo² and mail annually³, according to an official spokesperson with Suifenhe City.

据绥芬河市政府一名发言人表示，这座新民用机场将耗资12亿元人民币（约合1.79亿美元），每年可以接纳的旅客数量达到45万人，货物和邮件达到3600吨。

It will have a 2,500-meter-long, 45-meter-wide runway, allowing 4,800 take-offs and landings a year, said the spokesperson.

据这名发言人表示，新机场将修建一条2.5公里长、45米宽的跑道，每年可允许4800次飞机起降。

The construction of an expressway leading to the airport broke ground last Saturday.

上周六，机场高速公路的建设工作已经开始破土动工。

Located in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang, Suifenhe is the province's largest port to Russia.

绥芬河位于黑龙江省东南部，是该省通往俄罗斯最大的港口。

It sees nearly a million cross-border trips and its trade volume exceeds 10 billion yuan a year.

每年跨境旅游人次接近100万，贸易额超过了100亿元人民币。

Customs statistics show nearly 80 percent of Heilongjiang's cargo imported from or exported to Russia passed through Suifenhe.

据海关统计数据显示，在黑龙江出口到俄罗斯、或者从俄罗斯进口回来的货物中，有80%要经过绥芬河。