Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
China is building a massive airport on a manmade island in the middle of the ocean. Engineers are literally moving mountains right now to make it work. But will it be stable enough? Or will it face similar problems as Japan's Kansai Airport, which is sinking right now?
Today we’ll uncover the story behind Dalian Jinzhouwan Airport.
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0:00 China Is Building a $4B Airport in the Ocean
0:39 Why Dalian Needs This Island Airport
2:49 Learning From Japan's Kansai Airport
4:10 Dalian's Ambitious Plan for Their Own Island Airport
5:32 Journalists Uncover a bunch of Problems
6:30 Works Slowed Down
6:54 A Landmark Decision by the Government
9:03 Stage 2: Building the Airport Itself
10:27 Will this Airport Sink Too?
11:22 The Financial Side
#megaprojects #construction #airport
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China is building a massive airport on a manmade island in the middle of the ocean. Engineers are literally moving mountains right now to make it work. But will it be stable enough? Or will it face similar problems as Japan's Kansai Airport, which is sinking right now?
Today we’ll uncover the story behind Dalian Jinzhouwan Airport.
For more megaprojects content, be sure to subscribe to MegaBuilds!
0:00 China Is Building a $4B Airport in the Ocean
0:39 Why Dalian Needs This Island Airport
2:49 Learning From Japan's Kansai Airport
4:10 Dalian's Ambitious Plan for Their Own Island Airport
5:32 Journalists Uncover a bunch of Problems
6:30 Works Slowed Down
6:54 A Landmark Decision by the Government
9:03 Stage 2: Building the Airport Itself
10:27 Will this Airport Sink Too?
11:22 The Financial Side
#megaprojects #construction #airport
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► OTHER INTERESTING VIDEOS:
Why Japan's Massive Airport Is Sinking
youtu.be/d1eJV_SKEe4
Why Singapore Is Expanding Its Airport (again)
youtu.be/JCosoDn4EFo
Did China Build the World’s Largest Ghost City?
youtu.be/HpHNIK9H7Zs
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► OUR OTHER CHANNELS:
Good News: @Good__News
MegaBuilds in Español: @Megaproyectos.
MegaBuilds in German: @Megabauten
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We Are Hiring: megabuilds.io
Contact us:
contact[at]megabuilds.io
