The 13th Five-Year Plan for Civil Aviation Development in China issued by the State Council gives Harbin Airport a brand-new strategic position as an international aviation hub. Harbin is vigorously promoting the development and construction of international routes in accordance with the national planning and the decision-making arrangements of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, and strives to provide support and guarantee for Harbin to build an international metropolis.
At present, in the direction of Russia, Harbin has been opened to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and other cities 10, which is the city with the most air traffic between China and Russian cities except Beijing. On 20 13, a cargo charter flight to Yekaterinburg was launched, which is the first domestic small package charter flight for Russian e-commerce. Harbin has become the largest city for cross-border e-commerce retail exports to Russia for five consecutive years. In the direction of Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, Harbin has opened international routes to Tokyo, Osaka, Niigata, Seoul, Cheongju, Bangkok and Singapore. In North America, Harbin opened the Shanghai-Harbin-Los Angeles route in 2002; In 20 13, passenger charter flights to anchorage, San Francisco, Hawaii and other cities were opened; In May this year, the cargo charter flight from Los Angeles to Harbin was opened, which was the first cargo charter flight from three northeastern provinces to North America.