Beijing Daxing International Airport

Beijing Daxing International Airport
北京大兴国际机场[1]
Běijīng Dàxīng Guójì Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Jingjinji
Location Daxing, Beijing & Guangyang, Langfang (Hebei)
Opened 30 September 2019 (expected)[1]
Time zone China Standard Time (+8)
Elevation AMSL 98 ft / 30 m
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02L/20R 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
02R/20L 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
01L/19R 3,800 12,467 Concrete
01R/19L 3,800 12,467 Concrete
10L/28R 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
10R/28L 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
03/21 2,000 6,562 Concrete
Source: [2]

Beijing Daxing International Airport (Chinese: 北京大兴国际机场; pinyin: Běijīng Dàxīng Guójì Jīchǎng)[1](IATA: unknown; ICAO: unknown), located on the border of Beijing and Langfang, Hebei Province, is Beijing's second international airport and is currently under construction.[3][4] The name of the airport was announced on September 14, 2018.[1] The terminal building is expected to be completed on June 30, 2019, and the airport is expected to be open on September 30, 2019.[1][5] Upon completion, it will serve as a major international hub airport in Northern China. With 4 runways, 268 parking bays, and a 700,000 square meter terminal area, the airport is expected to be the world's largest airport upon completion. The new airport is also expecting a total of 7 runways in the future in order to accommodate 620,000 flights and 100 million passengers each year[6][7][8][9].

The new airport is 46 kilometers from Tian'anmen Square, 26 kilometers from downtown Langfang City, 50 kilometers from Xiong'an New Area, and 65 kilometers from the existing Beijing Capital International Airport, and is expected to serve Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.[10] Nine passenger airlines (China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines (including China United Airlines), Beijing Capital Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Spring Airlines, Okay Airways, Juneyao Airlines, and Donghai Airlines) and one cargo airline (China Postal Airlines) signed agreements with the Capital Airport Group to enter the new airport. According to the relevant documents of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, SkyTeam member airlines such as China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines will be moved to the new airport, while Star Alliance members such as Air China will stay at the existing Beijing Capital International Airport. It is unclear where Hainan Airlines, which accounted for 10% of Beijing Capital International's passenger seat capacity in 2016 but is not part of any major alliance, will be located. [11] After the transition, Beijing Nanyuan Airport (currently solely occupied by China United Airlines) will be dismantled.

Design

The airport's master plan was designed by airport consulting firm NACO and will feature a ground transportation centre providing the airport with public transportation links to high-speed rail, metro, expressways, Beijing Airport Bus routes, local buses and inter-airport transportation system.[12] The terminal building was designed by ADPI in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects and other consultants. It will consist of a central hub with six curved spokes.[13] Hong Kong design studio Lead 8 was appointed as lead designer of the commercial terminal in 2018. The terminal, according to Lead 8, will encompass "a purposeful design of work spaces, with integrated retail, dining, and entertainment options for the large number of passengers expected," with plans to incorporate interactive pet hotels, a child care and nursery, hybrid online retail and dining, and a showroom for companies [14]

Airport facilities

The first phase of the airport project is designed with a target of 72 million passengers, 20 million tons of cargo and mail, and 620,000 aircraft movements in 2025, with plans to handle 100 million passengers in the long term.

Ground Transportation

Mainline Railway

A new high-speed railway service, the Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway, is under construction and will start from Beijing West railway station. It will connect the urban area of Beijing, Daxing District of Beijing, the new airport, Bazhou, and finally Xiong'an. The section between the airport to Beijing will operate at speeds of 250 km/h and the section between the airport to Xiong'an will operate at speeds of 350 km/h, cutting the end-to-end journey time between the two cities to about 30 minutes[15] and Beijing to the airport in about 11 minutes.[16] The airport to Beijing section is expected to open in September 2019 while the airport to Xiong'an section in late 2020.[16]

Another intercity railway, the Capital Airport to Beijing New Airport intercity railway connector (首都机场至北京新机场城际铁路联络线), will connect Langfang, Yizhuang, Beijing Sub-administrative Center in Tongzhou District and Beijing Capital International Airport to the new airport. Phase I of the intercity railway connector (New Airport to Langfang East railway station) is under construction. The Phase I of the railway will be finished in June 2022.[17] The speed will be 200 km/h.[18]

Subway

The New Airport line of the Beijing Subway is currently under construction and will connect the airport to the urban area of Beijing. The line will be opened in 2019.

In addition, Line 20 (Line R4) of the Beijing Subway is planned to terminate at the new airport.[19]

Development history

A second airport for Beijing was proposed in 2008.[20] By 2012, the existing Beijing Capital International Airport was running at near its full design capacity.[21][22]

Initial proposals

Early media reports during September 2011 suggested that there could be up to 9 runways: 8 runways for civil aviation plus one runway dedicated to military usage.[23][10][24][25][26] It would replace Beijing Capital International Airport (which had 83 million passengers in 2013, second most in the world) as the main airport of Beijing and the largest in China and was being planned as a domestic-only airport. The airport was planned to be able to handle 120 to 200 million passengers a year, which, if capacity were fully used, would make it the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, surpassing Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport by far.[27]

It is not yet decided how flights will be divided between the two Beijing Airports. One suggestion was planning to have one airport focus on international flights and the other to focus on domestic flights.[28] The airport was scheduled to relocate both SkyTeam and Oneworld airlines to the new airport with Star Alliance airlines and other airlines remaining at Capital, effectively making both airports international hubs.[29] However, on 30 July 2016, it was announced that China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines along with other SkyTeam airlines will move to the new airport while Air China, other Star Alliance carriers, and presumably Oneworld carriers remaining at Capital.[30]

Approval for construction

Official approval for construction by the Chinese State Council and officials was given on Sunday, 13 January 2013. It called for an airport to be constructed in the southern part of Daxing District of Beijing, along the border of Beijing and Hebei Province. No design or plans were released due to ongoing negotiations. It was stated that it would consist of 7 runways, 6 for civilian use and 1 for military purposes. Construction is expected to be completed in September 2019[31] with a capacity of handling 75 million passengers by 2025. The estimated cost of construction is at least 70 billion RMB (US$11.2 billion), including the 37 km (23 mi) Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway (Beijing section), to Beijing West railway station.[20][32]

Construction

Construction of the airport began on December 26, 2014.[33]

By March 2017, the terminal had its concrete structure capped.[34]

In December 2017, hundreds of Qing dynasty tombs were discovered during construction.[35]

Airlines and destinations

Planned

AirlinesDestinations
AeroflotMoscow–Sheremetyevo
Air FranceParis–Charles de Gaulle
AlitaliaRome–Fiumicino
China AirlinesTaipei–Taoyuan, Kaohsiung
China Eastern AirlinesDomestic: Changchun, Dalian, Daqing, Dehong/Mangshi, Enshi, Harbin, Hanzhong, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai'an, Huangshan, Jiagedaqi, Jiayuguan, Jining, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Linyi, Luoyang, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Pu'er, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Yinchuan
Asia: Tokyo–Narita, Osaka–Kansai, Asahikawa, Fukuoka, Nagoya–Centrair, Okayama, Denpasar/Bali, Delhi, Dhaka, Naypyidaw
Oceania: Sydney, Saipan
China Southern AirlinesDomestic: Anshan, Beihai, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changde, Changsha, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Heihe, Huaihua, Kunming, Lhasa, Mohe, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nanyang, Ningbo, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Jieyang, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Yanji, Yichun, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Yongzhou, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
HK, Macau, Taiwan: Hong Kong
Asia: Seoul–Incheon, Seoul–Gimpo, Toyama, Manila, Phnom Penh, Dubai
Europe: Amsterdam, Istanbul-Atatürk
Seasonal: Laoag[36]
China United AirlinesBaotou, Changsha, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wanzhou, Foshan, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Lianyungang, Linyi, Manzhouli, Nanyang, Ordos, Quzhou, Shanghai Pudong, Sanya, Ürümqi, Wuxi, Yulin, Wenzhou
Delta Air LinesSeattle/Tacoma, Detroit
Garuda IndonesiaJakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Denpasar/Bali
Hebei AirlinesTBD
KLMAmsterdam
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon , Seoul–Gimpo, Busan, Jeju
Shanghai AirlinesHangzhou, Shanghai Hongqiao, Chongqing
Vietnam AirlinesHanoi
Seasonal: Cam Ranh
Xiamen AirlinesXiamen, Fuzhou, Changsha, Longyan, Quanzhou, Wuyishan, Hangzhou, Zhoushan

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