The "Strategic Plan for Shanghai International Aviation Hub in the New Era and on a New Journey" proposes: strive to complete the construction of the Nantong New Airport by 2035.

The 2026 North Bund International Shipping Forum opened on October 20. During the forum, the "Strategic Plan for Shanghai International Aviation Hub in the New Era and New Journey" was released as a government-led achievement. The "Strategic Plan for Shanghai International Aviation Hub in the New Era and New Journey" sets out phased development goals, including striving to rank among the world's top-tier aviation hubs by 2035, completing the new Nantong Airport, forming an integrated operation of "two locations, three airports" and an efficiently interconnected comprehensive transportation system, and building a world-class airport-economy industrial cluster with global influence.