Authorities in Sanya are considering building a new airport by reclaiming land from the sea to cope with the massive influx of tourists to the southern island resort.
Building airports using reclaimed land is not a new concept.
Airports have been built through this method in the UK and Japan, both of which have little land to work with.
But Aerospace Knowledge editor-in-chief Wang Yannan says building an airport through reclaimed land is never a simple process, and needs a large investment.
"An airport's major facility is its runways, which are heavily used. For example, after the construction of Japan's Kansai airport was completed i
