After construction and testing are complete, Beijing Daxing International Airport is set to go into full operation, scheduled to open on October 1, 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to serve the cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to serve the cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. China United Airlines has chosen this airport as its base of operations. This airport was built when Beijing Capital International Airport was about to become overloaded despite the addition of Terminal 3.
China has invested about 60 billion USD in building Beijing Daxing International Airport.
Beijing Daxing International Airport will have eight civilian runways and one military runway, and is expected to handle 120 to 200 million passengers annually. The first phase of the project will cover an area of 55 square kilometers and will build four runways. When the airport officially opens, Beijing Nanyuan Airport will be closed and all flights at Nanyuan will be transferred to the new airport.
The airport is expected to serve 72 million passengers and 620,000 flights annually by 2025.
Beijing Daxing International Airport is connected to Beijing by highway and high-speed rail, with an estimated rail travel time of 30 minutes between the airport and Beijing. China has invested approximately $60 billion in the airport's construction. By 2015, the airport is expected to handle 72 million passengers and 620,000 flights annually. Capacity will increase to 100 million passengers and 880,000 flights by 2040.
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