In the golden month of September, Chongzhou's low-altitude economy is set to reach another highlight. On September 29, the 2026 Chengdu Chongzhou Aviation (Low-Altitude) Industry Promotion Conference, themed "Dreaming of Low-Altitude, Wings Spread Over Chengdu," will be held in Beijing. The event will spotlight Chongzhou's "1+3+5+4+N" industrial ecosystem for aviation and low-altitude operations 鈥?comprising one premium airspace, three specialized parks, five categories of science and innovation platforms, four major focus directions, and numerous application scenarios 鈥?showcasing Chongzhou's unique competitiveness as the core carrier of Chengdu's low-altitude aviation industry. At that time, Chongzhou government and enterprises will travel to Beijing to discuss cooperation and development with leading companies, universities and research institutes, industry associations, and financial institutions in the aerospace and low-altitude economy sectors.

This is another important move by Chongzhou to thoroughly implement the central, provincial, and Chengdu municipal deployments on the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, vigorously develop the aviation and low-altitude industry, and actively cultivate new quality productive forces. It is also a concrete action by Chongzhou to fully build itself into the core carrier of Chengdu's aviation and low-altitude industry and help Chengdu accelerate the construction of a western China low-altitude economy center.

Just before this promotion conference,重磅 news emerged from Chongzhou's low-altitude economy sector 鈥?on September 11, Shanghai Jiumi Flight Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with the Chongzhou Economic Development Zone Management Committee, officially landing the Jiumi Flight Western Headquarters Base project in Chongzhou. This is not only a strategic move by the company to expand into the southwest and seize the new track of the low-altitude economy, but also a concrete practice by Chongzhou to grasp the new track of the low-altitude economy and cultivate new quality productive forces.

Shanghai Jiumi Flight Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech aviation enterprise focused on the eVTOL field. In the short period since the signing, the project has advanced rapidly. Jiumi Flight and relevant construction units in Chongzhou have jointly discussed and determined the construction plan for the eVTOL test flight base, and have negotiated cooperation methods for the base. Preliminary design is currently underway, with construction planned to start as early as November. Once completed, it will serve as Jiumi's eVTOL western test flight base.

Chongzhou's various functional departments have also acted quickly: the Chongzhou Investment Promotion Bureau formed a dedicated service team, with staff assigned to connect with the enterprise, providing nanny-style services for project implementation, assisting with enterprise registration and bank account opening in coordination with the economic development zone, and coordinating multiple times on the selection of transitional factory buildings and test flight base sites; the Transportation Bureau has planned in advance the airspace needed by the enterprise... Government and enterprise are working together to fully promote the early completion and operation of the project.

"Chongzhou, as the western headquarters base, is expected to officially start production in the first half of 2027, with an estimated output value of about 50 million yuan in 2027," introduced Chen Liang, Vice Chairman of Chengdu Jiumi Flight Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. After the project lands, it will strengthen Chongzhou's industrial strength in low-altitude aircraft manufacturing, drive the aggregation of upstream and downstream supporting industries such as aviation composite materials, flight control systems, and airworthiness services, help Chongzhou build a strong Sichuan-Tibet low-altitude emergency rescue base and a Sichuan-Tibet multimodal transport hub, and accelerate Chongzhou's level upgrade with low-altitude wings.

Chongzhou's low-altitude industry: from momentum building to takeoff. What are Chongzhou's advantages in vigorously developing the aerospace and low-altitude industry and actively cultivating new quality productive forces? As one of Chengdu's eight county-level new cities, Chongzhou is located due west of Chengdu. Relying on a "three highs, two rails, two expressways" transportation network, it takes 30 minutes to reach Shuangliu Airport and one hour to Tianfu Airport. It is the core gateway for Chengdu's westward and southward expansion. Based on its industrial foundation, Chongzhou seizes the strategic opportunity of the aerospace industry and tailors the "1+3+5+4+N" industrial ecosystem for aviation and low-altitude operations.

It possesses "one premium airspace" with obvious advantages and outstanding performance. Chongzhou's airspace is the core trump card in competing for the low-altitude economy, with six major advantages: large area, with contiguous coordinated airspace exceeding 580 square kilometers, allowing "report and fly" below 300 meters net height; high flight openness, flyable 360 days a year; excellent safety conditions, with low surrounding population density and stable testing environment; broad expansion space, capable of achieving 3,900 meters true height across 180 square kilometers of airspace; strong airspace connectivity, with flight routes extending in all directions; and numerous application scenarios, featuring diverse terrains from plains to hills, mountains, plateaus, and high plateaus, and able to link with Ganzi and Aba plateau test flight sites to conduct full-environment, full-condition, full-altitude adaptability testing of aircraft. It is the best location in Sichuan for multi-terrain test flights across the entire province. Next, Chongzhou will further advance the national airspace reform pilot, and in conjunction with building the Sichuan-Tibet low-altitude rescue base, expand the Chuanxie No. 1 airspace to 2,000 square kilometers, raise the true height from 300 meters to 600 meters, and expand the 3,900-meter temporary airspace from 180 square kilometers to 430 square kilometers.

It has laid out "three specialized parks" with gradient complementarity and full-cycle carrying capacity. Minghu Science and Innovation Park 鈥?Chengdu Future Industry Incubation and Acceleration Industrial Park, with 370,000 square meters of specialized carriers, focusing on avionics, flight control systems, and low-altitude equipment R&D and testing, providing integrated services for science and innovation teams, R&D enterprises, and prototype trial production projects including office, R&D, pilot testing, and small-batch production.

Aviation Technology Industrial Park 鈥?Chengdu Advanced Manufacturing Characteristic Industrial Park, with a total area of 2.7 square kilometers, focusing on high-end supporting manufacturing, mainly attracting key supporting industries such as aviation new materials, power systems, avionics and flight control, and airborne systems, and has gathered more than 40 aviation and low-altitude enterprises.

Low-Altitude Assembly and Testing Industrial Park 鈥?a nationally scarce integrated water and land whole-aircraft assembly and test flight base, with a planned area of 5,000 mu, mainly carrying industrial drones, special aircraft, and eVTOL whole-aircraft assembly. It plans to build a new 2,000-meter professional test runway, a 1,000-meter water runway, and upgrade the existing runway to 1,000 meters, forming a "water and land dual-domain, three-runway" pattern, creating a specialized comprehensive park in western China for whole-aircraft manufacturing, test flights, and airworthiness certification. The three low-altitude industrial parks support Chongzhou's low-altitude economy in forming a full-chain development pattern, enabling nearby technology transformation, one-stop whole-aircraft assembly, and local test flights of complete aircraft.

It has built "five categories of science and innovation platforms" that are nationally leading and empower the entire chain. National High-End Aviation Equipment Technology Innovation Center 鈥?the first national-level technology innovation center in the defense field and the only one in the aviation field, providing top-tier science and innovation support for low-altitude frontier technology research and new product iteration. Zhongfa Tianxin Light Aviation Engine High-Altitude Test Bed 鈥?the only private light aviation power high-altitude simulation test center in China, providing exclusive high-altitude simulation testing services for aviation power R&D enterprises. Xuanjie Intelligent Unmanned Systems Training Platform 鈥?a nationally leading low-altitude aircraft and embodied intelligence testing platform, providing full-process verification support for low-altitude intelligent system iteration. Fangshuo Anechoic Chamber Pilot Platform 鈥?providing exclusive pilot testing services for radar-absorbing materials and composite materials R&D, filling the gap in related regional testing capabilities. Shared Airworthiness Full-Chain Testing Platform 鈥?jointly building public testing platforms such as wind tunnel testing bases with professional institutions and academies, forming the first full-chain drone airworthiness certification testing ecosystem in Southwest China.

It focuses on "four major directions" with a solid foundation and broad prospects. Low-altitude aircraft whole-aircraft manufacturing 鈥?targeting subdivided tracks such as fixed-wing aircraft, light rotorcraft, industrial-grade drones, and eVTOL, building a western China low-altitude aircraft whole-aircraft manufacturing center. Low-altitude power systems 鈥?targeting subdivided tracks such as small and medium-sized engines, small and medium-sized gas turbines, low-altitude aircraft electric motors, and avionics and flight control systems, building a domestically first-class low-altitude power assembly and testing center. Lightweight aviation materials and key component manufacturing 鈥?targeting subdivided tracks such as high-temperature alloys, carbon fiber composite materials, ceramic matrix composite materials, and precision structural component manufacturing, building an advanced manufacturing center for aviation and low-altitude equipment. Low-altitude aircraft testing, maintenance, and airworthiness certification services 鈥?targeting subdivided tracks such as airborne system testing, low-altitude aircraft and related equipment maintenance, airworthiness certification, and low-altitude operation services, building the largest low-altitude flight testing, maintenance, and airworthiness certification service center in Southwest China. Striving for the industrial cluster scale to exceed 10 billion yuan by 2030, becoming a western China low-altitude economy integrated development highland with a complete manufacturing chain, rich application scenarios, complete hardware facilities, a sound industrial ecosystem, and professional flight supervision.

It creates "numerous application scenarios" that are open across the region and operated in real-world settings. Low-altitude emergency scenarios 鈥?building a Sichuan-Tibet low-altitude emergency rescue base, creating a "one-hour rescue circle" covering rapid response, rapid rescue, and rapid disposal across Sichuan and Tibet. Low-altitude forestry scenarios 鈥?around the construction of the Giant Panda National Park and Chengdu National Botanical Garden, routinely conducting ecological patrols, fire warnings, and wildlife monitoring, creating a demonstration model for ecological low-altitude management. Low-altitude agriculture scenarios 鈥?relying on 300,000 mu of high-standard farmland, creating the first full-domain low-altitude smart agriculture demonstration zone in Southwest China, achieving full coverage of remote sensing and plant protection operations across all farmland. Low-altitude cultural tourism scenarios 鈥?laying out themed low-altitude sightseeing routes for agricultural and rural tourism, cultural ancient town tourism, sports and landscape tourism, and commercial and cultural tourism, enriching diverse aviation sports activities such as skydiving, paragliding, and powered paragliding. In addition, in low-altitude education, transportation, logistics, healthcare, and urban governance, Chongzhou has systematically deployed a series of distinctive scenarios. All scenarios are open across the region and operated in real-world settings, providing low-altitude enterprises with the most authentic, richest, and most complete testing grounds and market pools, allowing enterprises to "land with scenarios and start production with markets."