Construction began on 27 May 2011, with a total investment of 630 millionyuan. The airport was opened on 16 June 2014, with the inaugural flightChina Eastern Airlines MU2241 fromXining Caojiabao Airport. Delingha is the fourth civil airport in Qinghai.[4]
The airport has a 3,000-metre (9,800 ft) runway (class 4C), and a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) terminal building. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers annually by 2020.[4][1]