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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.

Yanting County, which belongs to Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, is located in the southeast of Mianyang. It is named Yanting because of its multi-salt wells and rich brine production. Located in the north of the middle of Sichuan Basin, the topography is mainly mountainous and hilly, belonging to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. As of 2019, Yanting County covers an area of 1645 square kilometers, including 1 township under its jurisdiction, 1 ethnic township, 14 towns and 1 street, with a registered population of 553300 and a resident population of 455500, including Hui, Inner Mongolia, Qiang, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities. Yanting County has a history of more than 1600 years since the first year of Emperor Yixi of Jin'an in the east (405 years). It is the intersection of Cuban culture and Shu culture with profound historical and traditional culture. Qianzu invented planting mulberry to raise silkworms, drawing silk to weave silk, and was respected as the first silkworm and silkworm god in previous dynasties, so Yanting was also known as the "Chinese mother."
Airport In Yanting 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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