Beijing's new international airport saw its first flight inspection on Tuesday.

At 9:28 am, an aircraft took off from Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeastern part of the city. At 10:10 am, the plane landed smoothly on the western runway at Beijing Daxing International Airport.

The flight inspection, which the Civil Aviation Administration of China called a success in a news release, is the first of a series. The inspections will last until March 15 and cover the airport's four runways, six landing systems, lighting facilities and other areas.

The inspections, which all airports must undergo before opening, are designed to ensure the airport's flight procedures and aviation navigational aids will be ready for operation, according to the news release.

Tuesday's test helps provide information relevant to the airport's communication, navigation and monitoring systems, according to the administration.

Daxing airport is scheduled to be completed by June 30 and enter commercial operations before Sept 30.

Flight inspections are a prerequisite for all new airports before-entering service.

Xiong Jie, director of the CAAC's Flight Inspection Center - responsible for Daxing's flight inspections - said that there were very few airports in the world like Beijing Daxing as it will have four high-quality runways that can be used at the same time.

Wei Gang, captain of the plane which landed at Daxing airport on Tuesday, said: "Our crew members made a lot of preparations for this test over a month ago, including inspection procedures, data analysis and field surveys, so we could successfully complete the flight inspection."

Also, the flight inspection utilized a self-developed flight calibration system console with independent intellectual property rights, making China the sixth country to have independently developed such a system, according to the administration.

wangkeju@chinadaily.com.cn

(China Daily 01/23/2019 page1)