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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Baode County, which belongs to Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, is located on the western slope of the northern section of Luliang Mountain and the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau. Baode County has a typical temperate continental climate, and the water and land roads connect in all directions. Shenshuo Railway, Shenbao second-class highway, along the Yellow Trunk Highway and Xinbao Expressway pass through, which is an important link between northwest Shanxi and Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. It is about 45 kilometers from north to south and 21.7 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 997.4 square kilometers. In 2010, Baode County has 4 towns, 9 townships, 343 administrative villages and 383 natural villages with a population of 160035. In 2002, 2004 and 2008, Baode County became one of the "top 100 counties" with the fastest improvement in the basic competitiveness of the county economy. September 25, 2018, obtained the Ministry of Commerce "2"
Airport In Baode Xian - Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport
Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport (Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport, IATA: WUT, ICAO: ZBXZ), is located in Wuweizhuang Village, Hongdao Town, Dingxiang County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China. It is 71 kilometers away from the core scenic spot of Wutai Mountain and 38 kilometers away from Xinzhou City. It is a 4C class Military-civilian feeder airports, temporary air port airports   .
In January 2015, Xinzhou military-civilian combined airport was named "Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport"   ;On December 25, 2015, Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport officially opened civil aviation business   ; On July 10, 2019, the air port of Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport was officially opened to the public temporarily   .
As of March 2020, the terminal area of ​​Wutaishan Airport in Xinzhou is 13,340 square meters, with 4 corridor bridges   , 7 check-in counters, 4 security inspection channels; there are 5 seats on the station apron, including 4 class C seats and 1 class B seat; the runway is 2600 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput 350,000 passengers, 1,570 tons of cargo and mail, and 4,550 aircraft takeoffs and landings   .
In 2021, Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport will handle a total of 297,052 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%, ranking 161st in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 167.3 tons, a year-on-year increase of 32.8%, ranking 176th in the country; aircraft takeoffs and landings will be 4,418, Year-on-year growth of 5.4%, ranking 173rd in the country   .
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