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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.

Pingwu is located in the north of Mianyang, in the northwest of Sichuan Basin, in the upper reaches of the Fujiang River, adjacent to Qingchuan County in the east, Beichuan County in the south, Songpan County in the west, Gansu Province in the north, Jiangyou City in the southeast, and Jiuzhaigou County in the northwest. It is the gateway to Jiuzhai and Huanglong in the famous scenic spot and is known as "the first county of giant pandas in the world". The county covers an area of 5974 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 16 townships, 248 villages, 16 community neighborhood committees, 1478 villagers' groups, and 20 ethnic groups, including Han, Tibetan, Qiang and Hui. The county seat of Pingwu County has a humid monsoon climate in the northern subtropical mountains, with mild climate, abundant precipitation, sufficient sunshine and four distinct seasons, with the characteristics of more clouds, less fog and more cloudy days. The county is rich in vegetation species, including 23 families, 37 genera and 78 species of dominant species of forest vegetation. There are in the county. "
Airport In Pingwu County - Mianyang Nanjiao Airport
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, IATA: MIG, ICAO: ZUMY) is referred to as Mianyang Airport; it is located on Airport East Road, Tangxun Street, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China, 10 kilometers away from the center of Mianyang. It is a 4D civil transport Airport   .
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport was approved for construction in 1994 and named Mianyang Nanjiao Airport   ; Construction started in July 1997; it was officially completed and opened to navigation on April 28, 2001   .
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport has T1 and T2 terminals, with a total area of ​​48,000 square meters; a runway with a length of 2,400 meters; an apron of 111,000 square meters and 20 parking spaces; the annual passenger throughput is guaranteed to be 6 million.     As of November 2022, 59 routes and 42 cities have been opened.  
In 2019, the passenger throughput of Mianyang Nanjiao Airport was 4,159,400 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%; the cargo and mail throughput was 8,800 tons, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%; the number of takeoffs and landings was 189,900, a year-on-year increase of 7.6%; ranking 49th in China respectively , 62nd, 17th.  
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