The largest international airports in China

More than 180 air terminals function in the People's Republic of China. Their number increases every year, in view of the growing population and the increase in the influx of tourists to this country. Modern docks for receiving airliners from abroad have only the largest cities in China. Airports with international status are owned by cities, which we will talk about in the presented material.

Beijing

We will start to survey the international airports of China from the main metropolitan air harbor under the same name Beijing. The airport terminal is located 25 km from the central point of the city. The presented item not only plays the role of the main airlock, which opens the gate to the world for China, but is also the main dock for most local airlines that serve domestic flights.

Initially, the airport had a single terminal, built back in 1958. The presented dock was able to serve up to 60 flights a day. However, a significant increase in passenger traffic has led to the need to expand the airport. Therefore, in 1999, a second terminal was constructed, equipped according to the latest standards. Its area was more than 336 000 m ² . Thus, the airport has the opportunity to serve an incredible number of passengers - about 26.5 million people a year. To date, other large airports in China can not even approach such prohibitive bandwidth.

The capital airport regularly accepts liners for more than six dozen airlines from around the world. Passengers here are available about 70 foreign flights and up to 90 domestic flights.

Shoudu

Considering the airports of China, the international air harbors of the country, it is worth paying attention to another capital aviation dock, located at a distance of 20 km from Beijing. There are 3 terminals on the terminal territory. The first 2 are used exclusively for servicing domestic flights. Another one provides passenger service in international destinations.

It is worth noting that the airport Shoudu is on the second place in the list of the largest airports in the world. Partly based fleet of such reputable airlines as United Airlines, Air China, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa. As for domestic carriers, on the territory of the international complex there are representative offices of S7 Airlines and Aeroflot.

Hong Kong Airport

Continuing to survey China's airports, let's talk about the Hong Kong air terminal. The presented dock has the status of one of the main hub centers for the movement of passengers around the world. It is this air terminal that is recognized as the best in the country, according to business people, as well as travelers who fly to China for tourism purposes.

Hong Kong Airport is not only a large-scale transshipment point for airliners from all corners of the globe, but also takes the leading position among the country's aviation docks according to the volume of cargo transportation. Within a day more than 650 aircraft are taking off and landing here. Despite such a high workload by air transport, the developed, modern infrastructure of the airport allows to serve tens of thousands of passengers a day.

Pudong

Completing the survey of the largest airports in China with international status, let's talk about the main air harbor of Shanghai called Pudong. The terminal is located at a distance of 30 km from the city center. It is located on a territory of about 40 km ² .

On average, the air terminal passes through itself up to 400 airliners a day. At the same time, the aviation harbor is responsible for the take-off and landing of 60% of aircraft in Shanghai. The remaining part of the liners falls on another air dock of the city - Hong-chiao.

Pudong Airport regularly accepts liners of more than 50 airlines. The latter connect Shanghai with 60 Chinese cities and provide flights to 70 international destinations.