Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) is going to be the biggest airport in the world! The airport’s design is pioneering while its location on Daxing District (the southern suburbs of Beijing) is ideal in order to serve the Chinese capital and the neighboring areas of Hebei and Tianjin. The new mega-airport hub is expected to handle up to 45 million passengers per year by 2021 and 100 million eventually.
The first and foremost question about the promised Daxing airport is when will it finally be open for business? Beijing Daxing International Airport is in its final phase of construction. In fact, the first commercial flight has already landed at the airport, signalling that test flights are coming to their end. Thus, its official operation is scheduled on September 30.
Daxing Airport is located at the frontier between Beijing and Langfang, Hebei Province and is expected to serve the needs of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei areas. Its location was selected after thorough analysis. With a 46km-distance from Tiananmen Square, a 67km-distance from Beijing International Airport and a 26km-distance from Langfang City Center, Daxing Airport aims to become the main airport hub of the region. As the airport has recently opened, the number of daily flights is still limited. As time goes by, more and more air itineraries will be added to the airport schedule. For the time being, all the major China air carriers such as China Eastern, China Southern, China United and Air China airlines as well are present at Daxing airport along with some international airways.
Quelle: Beijing Daxing International Airport
