At that time, Haikou Dayingshan Airport could not be expanded because it was located in the city center and could not meet future needs.

[citation needed] In 1993, the State Council and the Central Military Commission agreed to establish a project to build Meilan Airport.

In May 1996, the State Planning Commission approved the airport project budget, and construction started in November of the same year.

[citation needed] Passed the national inspection and acceptance in March 1999 and qualified for sailing.

On May 13 of the same year, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a reply for the opening of Meilan Airport, and it was officially put into operation on the 25th.

After the completion of the airport, in order to meet the increasing demand of passengers, the east/west side corridors of the T1 terminal were expanded in 2002 and 2014 respectively.

[citation needed] After the expansion, the terminal area reached 102,000 square meters, with a design capacity of 9.3 million passengers per year, 135,000 tons of cargo and mail, and 50,000 flights.

[citation needed] The airport terminal has 60,200 square metres of space, with 45 check-in counters and 11 security checkpoints.

[3][4] In order to meet the increasing passenger flow demand, the second phase of the project was launched in 2016.

The second phase expanded the airport to the north and included:[5] The new terminal opened on 2 December 2021.

[6] In 2020, Haikou City was scheduled to start planning the third phase expansion project of Meilan Airport.

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