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Beijing Capital International Airport

Bắc kinh thủ đô quốc tế cơ tràng
Terminal 3 in front, Terminal 1 and 2 at the back
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorBeijing Capital International Airport Company Limited
ServesJing-Jin-Ji
LocationShunyi District,Beijing,China
Opened1 March 1958;66 years ago(1958-03-01)
Hubfor
Focus cityfor
ElevationAMSL116 ft / 35 m
Coordinates40°04′21″N116°35′51″E/ 40.07250°N 116.59750°E/40.07250; 116.59750
Websitewww.bcia.com.cn
en.bcia.com.cn
Maps
Map
PEK/ZBAA is located in Beijing
PEK/ZBAA
PEK/ZBAA
Location in Beijing
PEK/ZBAA is located in China
PEK/ZBAA
PEK/ZBAA
Location in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18L/36R 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
18R/36L 3,445 11,302 Asphalt
01/19 3,810 12,500 Concrete[1]
Statistics (2023)
Passengers52,879,156
Aircraft movements379,710
Tonnes of cargo1,115,908
Economic & social impact$6.5 billion & 571.7 thousand[2]

Beijing Capital International Airport(IATA:PEK,ICAO:ZBAA) is one of twointernational airportsservingBeijing,the capital ofChina(the other one beingBeijing Daxing International Airport).

The airport is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave ofChaoyangand the surroundings of that exclave in suburbanShunyi.[5]The airport is owned and operated by theBeijing Capital International Airport Company Limited,a state-controlled company. The airport'sIATA Airport code,PEK, is based on the city's former romanized name,Peking.

Beijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world's busiest airports in the past decade. It overtookTokyo-Haneda Airportas thebusiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger trafficand total traffic movements in 2009, and was theworld's second busiest airportin terms of passenger traffic, behindHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport,from 2010 to 2019. The airport registered 557,167 aircraft movements (takeoffs and landings), ranking6th in the worldin 2012.[3]In terms of cargo traffic, Beijing airport has also witnessed rapid growth. By 2012, the airport had become the13th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic,registering 1,787,027 metric tons (1,758,804 long tons; 1,969,860 short tons).[3]

The facility covers an area of 3,657 acres (14.8km2) of airport property.[6]

History[edit]

Capital Airport in 1959
Beijing Airports
Beijing Capital International Airport
Simplified ChineseBắc kinhThủ đôQuốc tếCơ tràng
Traditional ChineseBắc kinhThủ đôQuốc tếCơ tràng

Beijing Airport was opened on 1 March 1958.[7]: 20 The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands to this day, apparently for the use of VIPs and charter flights, along with a single 2,500-meter (8,200 ft) runway on its eastern side,[7]: 18 which was extended to 3,200 meters (10,500 ft) in 1966 and 3,800 meters (12,500 ft) in 1982 respectively.[7]: 22 Another 3,200-meter (10,500 ft) runway on the west was completed in October 1978. On 1 January 1980, a newer, larger Terminal 1 – green in color – opened, with docks for 10 to 12 aircraft. The terminal was larger than the one built in the 1950s but, by the mid-1990s, its size had become inadequate.[citation needed]

The first international flight to China and Beijing Capital International Airport was ofPakistan International AirlinesfromIslamabad.[citation needed]

Capital Airport in 1972, when anAir Force Onecarrying US PresidentRichard Nixonarrived atBeijingon February 21.

In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport underwent a new round of expansion. Terminal 2 opened on 1 November of that year and Terminal 1 was temporarily closed for renovation. 20 September 2004 saw the opening of the renovated Terminal 1 which, at that time, only handledChina Southern Airlines' domestic and international flights from Beijing.[8]Other airlines' domestic and international flights still operated in Terminal 2.

More expansion began in 2007. A third runway opened on 29 October 2007, to relieve congestion on the other two runways.[9]Terminal 3 (T3) was completed in February 2008, in time for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The significant expansion included a rail link to the city center.

At its opening, the new Terminal 3 was the largest man-made structure in the world in terms of area covered, and a major landmark in the developing Chinese capital. The expansion was largely funded by a 30 billion yen loan from Japan and a 500-million-euro (US$625 million) loan from theEuropean Investment Bank(EIB). The loan was the largest ever granted by the EIB in Asia, and the agreement was signed during the eighth China-EU Summit held in September 2005.[10]

Following the2008 Summer Olympicsand the addition of adding the new terminal building, Beijing Capital overtookTokyo Hanedaas the busiest airport in Asia based on scheduled seat capacity.[11]

Due to limited capacity of Beijing Capital International Airport, plans were announced for the construction ofa new airport at Daxing.The project was given final approval on 13 January 2013. Construction began in late 2014 and was completed in 2019.[12]The new Daxing Airport became the Beijing home ofChina Eastern Airlines,China Southern Airlines,andChina United Airlines,whileAir ChinaandHainan Airlinesremained at Capital.

Terminals[edit]

Airport Layout
Capital Airport in 1997

Shuttle buses connect the airport's three terminals. Terminal 2 servesHainan AirlinesandSkyTeamwith the exception ofChina Airlines,OneworldmemberSriLankan Airlines,and also other domestic and international flights. Terminal 3, the newest terminal, servesAir China,Star Alliance,Oneworldmembers with the exception ofSriLankan Airlines,plusSkyTeammemberChina Airlines,and some other domestic and international flights that do not operate from Terminals 2.

Terminal 2[edit]

Terminal 2 opened on 1 November 1999, with a floor area of 336,000 m2(3,620,000 sq ft).[13]This terminal was used to replace Terminal 1 while the latter was undergoing renovation, cramping all airlines despite being far bigger than Terminal 1. It can handle twenty aircraft at docks connecting directly to the terminal building. Prior to the opening of Terminal 3, all international flights (and the majority of domestic flights) operated from this terminal. This terminal now housesHainan Airlines(all international, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan flights),SkyTeamwith the exception ofChina Airlines,which uses Terminal 3,OneworldmemberSriLankan Airlines,Air Koryo,and other domestic and international flights other than those operated byShanghai Airlines,Star Alliancemembers andOneworldmembers. A gate capable of handling the A380 (gate 21) was also built at the terminal.Star AlliancememberAir Chinaalso uses Terminal 2 for some of its domestic flights.[14]

Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by a public walkway that takes about 10–15 minutes to traverse.

Terminal 2
  • BCIA Terminal 2
    BCIA Terminal 2
  • Terminal 2 Departure hall
    Terminal 2 Departure hall
  • Terminal 2 waiting hall
    Terminal 2 waiting hall
  • SkyTeam lounge at Terminal 2
    SkyTeam lounge at Terminal 2
  • Takeoff view of T2 in 2010, from a China Eastern Airlines flight
    Takeoff view of T2 in 2010, from aChina Eastern Airlinesflight

Westwing Satellite Terminal (formally Terminal 1)[edit]

Aerial view of PEK Terminal 1 and 2

Terminal 1, with 60,000 m2(650,000 sq ft) of space, opened on 1 January 1980, and replaced the smaller existing terminal, which had been in operation since 1958.[7]: 24 [13]Terminal 1 was closed for renovation from 1 November 1999 to 20 September 2004, during which all airlines operated from Terminal 2. Featuring 16 gates, it was the operational base for the domestic routes ofChina Southern Airlinesand a few other airlines such asXiamenAirandChongqing Airlines,and was originally planned to handle domestic traffic excluding those to Hong Kong andMacau.

With the opening of Terminal 3, the terminal was closed for light refurbishment, and its airlines were moved to Terminal 2 on 20 May 2008.[15]Terminal 1 reopened for a second time on 27 June 2008, and became the operational base for all domestic flights operated by theHNA Groupincluding those ofHainan Airlines,Grand China AirandTianjin Airlines,while all HNA Group's international, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan flights remain in Terminal 2.[16]

On May 3, 2020, Terminal 1 temporary closed for reproposing, after Hainan Airlines moved its all domestic routes to Terminal 2. The Terminal 1 was reopened on August 1, 2023 as Westwing Satellite Terminal as part of Terminal 2.[17]

Terminal 1
  • BCIA Terminal 1
    BCIA Terminal 1
  • Terminal 1 Departure hall
    Terminal 1 Departure hall
  • Terminal 1 Waiting hall
    Terminal 1 Waiting hall
  • Terminal 1 Arrival hall
    Terminal 1 Arrival hall
  • Terminal 1 corridor
    Terminal 1 corridor

Terminal 3[edit]

Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages. Trial operations commenced on 29 February 2008, when seven airlines includingEl Al,Qantas,Qatar Airways,Shandong AirlinesandSichuan Airlinesmoved into the terminal. Twenty other airlines followed when the terminal became fully operational on 26 March 2008.[18]Currently, it mainly housesAir China,Star Alliance,Oneworldwith the exception ofSriLankan Airlines,which uses Terminal 2,SkyTeammemberChina Airlines,and other domestic and international flights that are not operated from Terminal 2.Star AlliancemembersLOT Polish Airlines,Scandinavian Airlines,Lufthansa,Austrian Airlines,United Airlines,Air Canada,Turkish Airlines,Thai Airways International,Singapore Airlines,All Nippon Airways,Asiana Airlines,andAir Chinause Terminal 3-E as part of theMove Under One Roofprogram to co-locate alliance members.

Terminal 3 was designed by a consortium ofNetherlands Airport Consultants (NACO),Foster and Partners,Arupand the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD). Lighting was designed by UK lighting architectsSpeirs and Major Associates.The budget for the expansion is US$3.5 billion. Much larger in size and scale than the other two terminals, Terminal 3 was the largest airport terminal-building complex in the world to be built in a single phase, with 986,000 m2(10,610,000 sq ft) in total floor area at its opening.[13]It features a main passenger terminal (Terminal 3C) and two satellite concourses (Terminal 3D and Terminal 3E), all of the five floors above ground and two underground, with the letters "A and B" omitted to avoid confusion with the existing Terminals 1 and 2. Only two concourses were initially opened, namely, Terminal 3C dedicated for domestic flights and Terminal 3E for international flights. Terminal 3D officially opened on 18 April 2013. The newly opened concourse is temporarily used solely by Air China for some of its domestic flights.[19]

At the time of its opening, Terminal 3 wasthe largest airport passenger terminal building in the world.Its title as the world's largest passenger terminal was surrendered on 14 October 2008 toDubai International Airport's Terminal 3, which has 1,713,000 m2(18,440,000 sq ft) of floor space.

On 20 July 2013, a man in a wheelchair detonated small homemade explosives in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport. The bomber, reported to be Ji Zhongxing, was injured and taken to a hospital for his injuries. No other people were hurt.[20][21]

Terminal 3
  • Terminal 3 exterior
    Terminal 3 exterior
  • Terminal 3E aerial view
    Terminal 3E aerial view
  • Terminal 3 interior
    Terminal 3 interior
  • Terminal 3 waiting hall
    Terminal 3 waiting hall
  • Waiting hall water feature
    Waiting hall water feature
  • International arrivals area
    International arrivals area

System, security and luggage[edit]

Terminal 3 baggage claim hall

Terminal 3 has a 300,000 m2(3,200,000 sq ft) transportation hub with a 7,000-car garage. The transportation center has designated traffic lanes for airport buses, taxis, and private vehicles. Travelers bound for T3 can exit their vehicles and enter T3 within five minutes. There is also a station for theCapital Airport Expressof theBeijing Subway.

Terminal 3 has 243 elevators, escalators or moving walkways.

One of Terminal 3's highlights is the US$240 million luggage-transfer systems. The luggage system is equipped with yellow carts, each of which has a code that matches the bar code on every piece of luggage loaded and allows easy and accurate tracking. More than 200 cameras are used to monitor activities in the luggage area.

The luggage system can handle 19,200 pieces of luggage per hour. After luggage is checked in at any of the 292 counters in Terminal 3C, it can be transferred at a speed of ten meters per second. Hence, a suitcase can travel from T3C to T3E in five minutes. Arriving passengers should be able to begin retrieving their luggage within 4.5 minutes after airplanes are unloaded.

Besides X-ray scanners, additional equipment is used to conduct baggage screening. Passengers will be able to check-in their luggage at the airport from several hours to even a day before their flights. The airport will store the luggage in its luggage system and then load it on the correct aircraft.

The control tower at Beijing Capital International Airport

Appearance[edit]

The highest building at the airport, a 98.3 m (323 ft) monitoring tower, stands at the southern end of T3. The roof of T3 is red, the Chinese color for good luck. The terminal's ceilings use white strips for decoration and to indicate directions. Under the white strips, the basic color of the ceiling is orange with light to dark tones indicating where a passenger is inside the building. The roof is light orange in the center. The color deepens as the roof extends to the sides in T3E and goes the other way round in T3C.

The roof of T3 has dozens of triangular windows to let in the daylight. Light angles can be adjusted to ensure adequate interior lighting. Many traditional Chinese elements will be employed in the terminal's interior decoration, including a "Menhai", a big copper vat used to store water for fighting fires in the Forbidden City, and the carvings imitating the famousNine-Dragon Wall.

An indoor garden in the T3E waiting area is built in the style of imperial gardens such as the Summer Palace. In T3C, a tunnel landscape of an underground garden has been finished with plants on each side so that passengers can appreciate them inside the mini-train.[22]

Facilities[edit]

Hilton Beijing Capital Airport

The T3 food-service area is called a "global kitchen," where 72 stores provide food ranging from formal dishes to fast food, from Chinese to Western, and from bakery goods to ice cream. Airport officials have promised that people who buy products at the airport will find the same prices in central Beijing. In addition to food and beverage areas, there is a 16,200 m2(174,000 sq ft) domestic retail area, a 12,600 m2(136,000 sq ft) duty-free-store area and a nearly 7,200 m2(78,000 sq ft) convenience-service area, which includes banks, business centers, Internet services and more. At 45,200 m2(487,000 sq ft), the commercial area is twice the size of Beijing'sLufthansa Shopping Center.

The terminal provides 72 aerobridges or jetways and is further complemented with remote parking bays that bring the total number of gates to 150. Terminal 3 comes with an additionalrunway.It increases BCIA's total capacity by 72 million passengers per year to approximately 90 million.[23]

Airbus A380[edit]

The terminal has gates and a nearby runway that can handle theAirbus A380.This capability was proven whenSingapore Airlinesbriefly offered A380 flights to Beijing in August 2008 during the Summer Olympics.Emiratesstarted its scheduled daily operation to Dubai on 1 August 2010.Singapore Airlineshas been using an A380 since June 2014 and increased to two A380s in 2015.China Southern Airlinesoperated two flights to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport starting from 2011, 2013, and 2015 before retiring them in 2023.Lufthansahas been using these facilities since October 2010 to handle up to five A380 flights per week.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Air AlgérieAlgiers
Air AstanaAlmaty
Air ChinaAksu,Astana,Athens,Auckland,Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,Baotou,Barcelona,Beihai,Budapest,Busan,Changchun,Changsha,Changzhi,Changzhou,Chengdu–Shuangliu,Chengdu–Tianfu,Chiang Mai,Chita,Chongqing,Copenhagen,Dali,Dalian,Dandong,Daqing,Dazhou,Dhaka(begins 10 July 2024),[24]Dubai–International,Dunhuang,Frankfurt,Fukuoka,Fuyang,Fuyuan,Fuzhou,Geneva,Guangyuan,Guangzhou,Guilin,Guiyang,Haikou,Hailar,Hami,Hangzhou,Hanoi,[25]Harbin,Havana,[26]Hefei,Hengyang,Hiroshima,Ho Chi Minh City,Hong Kong,Hotan,Huai'an,Huizhou,Islamabad,Istanbul,[27]Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,Jeju,Jiamusi,[28]Jiansanjiang,Jieyang,Jingdezhen,Jinggangshan,Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo,Karachi,Karamay,Kashgar,Korla,Kuala Lumpur–International,Kunming,Lanzhou,Lhasa,Lianyungang,[29]Lijiang,Linfen,London–Gatwick,[30]London–Heathrow,Los Angeles,Lüliang,Madrid,Manila,Manzhouli,Melbourne,Mianyang,Milan–Malpensa,Minsk,Moscow–Sheremetyevo,Mudanjiang,Munich,Nagoya–Centrair,Naha,Nanchang,Nanjing,Nanning,Nantong,New York–JFK,Ningbo,Nyingchi,Ordos,Osaka–Kansai,Paris–Charles de Gaulle,Phnom Penh,Phuket,Qingdao,Qiqihar,Quzhou,[31]Riyadh,[32]Rome–Fiumicino,San Francisco,[33]Sanya,São Paulo–Guarulhos,[34]Sapporo–Chitose,Sendai,Seoul–Gimpo,Seoul–Incheon,Shanghai–Hongqiao,Shanghai–Pudong,Shangrao,Shaoyang,Shenyang,Shenzhen,Shihezi,Shiyan,Singapore,Songyuan,Stockholm–Arlanda,Sydney,Taipei–Taoyuan,Taiyuan,Taizhou,Tokyo–Haneda,Tokyo–Narita,Tonghua,Tumxuk,Ulaanbaatar,Ulanhot,Ürümqi,Vancouver,Vienna,Warsaw–Chopin,Washington–Dulles,[35]Weihai,Wenzhou,Wuhan,Xiamen,Xi'an,Xichang,Xilinhot,Xining,Yan'an,Yancheng,Yangon,Yangzhou,Yanji,Yantai,Yibin,Yichang,Yichun (Jiangxi),Yinchuan,Yining,Yiwu,Yuncheng,Zhangjiajie,Zhanjiang,Zhengzhou,Zhuhai,Zunyi–Maotai
Air China Inner MongoliaBayannur,[36]Beihai,[36]Guiyang,[36]Hohhot,[36]Ningbo,[36]Ordos,[36]Tongliao,[36]Weihai,[36]Xi'an,[36]Yantai,[36]Zhuhai[36]
Air FranceParis–Charles de Gaulle
Air KoryoPyongyang
Air MacauMacau
All Nippon AirwaysOsaka–Kansai,Tokyo–Haneda
Asiana AirlinesSeoul–Gimpo(resumes 30 September 2024),[37]Seoul–Incheon
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku[38]
Cathay PacificHong Kong
China AirlinesTaipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern AirlinesShanghai–Hongqiao
Dalian AirlinesChangsha,[39]Dalian,[39]Ganzhou,[39]Huangshan,[39]Liuzhou,[39]Nanning,[39]Ningbo,[40]Xiamen,[39]Xi'an[39]
EgyptairCairo
EmiratesDubai–International
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa
EVA AirTaipei–Taoyuan
Grand China AirGuilin,Hailar,Harbin,Jiujiang,[29]Manzhouli,Yinchuan
Hainan AirlinesAnqing,Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,Belgrade,Berlin,Boston,[41]Brussels,Changchun,Changsha,Chengdu–Shuangliu,Chongqing,Dalian,Dongying,Dublin,[42]Fuzhou,Guangzhou,Guilin,Guiyang,Haikou,Hangzhou,Harbin,Holingol,Irkutsk,[43]Jiamusi,Jixi,[44]Kunming,Langzhong,[45]Lanzhou,Longnan,[29]Manchester,Manzhouli,Mexico City(resumes 12 July 2024),[46]Moscow–Sheremetyevo,Mudanjiang,Nanchang,Nanning,[47]Osaka–Kansai,Phuket,Prague,[48]Qianjiang,[49]Qingyang,[29]Qionghai,Saint Petersburg,Sanya,Seattle/Tacoma,[50]Shanghai–Hongqiao,Shanghai–Pudong,Shenzhen,Taipei–Taoyuan,Tel Aviv(suspended),Tokyo–Narita,Ürümqi,Wenzhou,Wuhai,Wuhan,Xiamen,Xi'an,Xishuangbanna,Yan'an,Yichang,Yinchuan,Yueyang,[51]Yulin (Shaanxi)
Seasonal:Edinburgh[52]
Hong Kong AirlinesHong Kong
Iraqi AirwaysBaghdad,Basra[53]
Japan AirlinesTokyo–Haneda
Jeju AirJeju
Jiangxi AirNanchang
KLMAmsterdam
Korean AirBusan(resumes 16 September 2024),[54]Jeju,Seoul–Gimpo,Seoul–Incheon
Kunming AirlinesKunming
Loong AirHangzhou
LOT Polish AirlinesWarsaw–Chopin[55]
Lucky AirKunming
LufthansaFrankfurt,Munich
Mahan AirTehran–Imam Khomeini
MIAT Mongolian AirlinesUlaanbaatar
Pakistan International AirlinesIslamabad
Philippine AirlinesManila
Shandong AirlinesFuzhou,Qingdao,Xiamen,Yantai,Zhuhai
Shenzhen AirlinesChengdu–Shuangliu,Nanning,[47]Nantong,Quanzhou,Shenzhen,Wuxi,Xiangyang,Yichun (Jiangxi)
Sichuan AirlinesCairo,Chengdu–Shuangliu,Chengdu–Tianfu,Chongqing,Kunming,Mianyang,[29]Sanya,Wanzhou,Wuyishan,Xichang,Xishuangbanna,[29]Yibin,[56]Zhongwei
Singapore AirlinesSingapore
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Tibet AirlinesChengdu–Shuangliu,[57]Lhasa,Qamdo[57]
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul
Turkmenistan AirlinesAşgabat(resumes 27 October 2024)[58]
United AirlinesSan Francisco[59]
Uzbekistan AirwaysTashkent
Vietnam AirlinesHanoi,Nha Trang

Cargo[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
AirBridgeCargoMoscow–Sheremetyevo
Air China CargoAmsterdam,Anchorage,Atlanta,Chicago–O'Hare,Frankfurt,Los Angeles,Munich,[60]Nanjing,New York–JFK,Paris–Charles de Gaulle,Seoul–Incheon,Shanghai–Pudong,Tokyo–Narita,Taipei–Taoyuan
Air Koryo CargoPyongyang
Asiana CargoSeoul–Incheon
CargoluxLuxembourg
China Airlines CargoTaipei–Taoyuan
China Cargo AirlinesShanghai–Pudong
China Postal AirlinesGuangzhou,Hangzhou,Nanjing,Seoul-Incheon,Shanghai–Pudong,Shenzhen
DHL Aviation
operated byAir Hong Kong		Hong Kong
EVA Air CargoTaipei–Taoyuan
Etihad CargoAbu Dhabi,Almaty[61]
FedEx ExpressOsaka–Kansai,Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[62]Seoul–Incheon,Shanghai–Pudong
Garuda CargoJakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Korean Air CargoSeoul–Incheon
Lufthansa CargoFrankfurt
SF AirlinesGuangzhou,Hangzhou,Macau,Shanghai–Pudong,Shenzhen,Wuxi
Singapore Airlines CargoSingapore
Suparna Airlines CargoHangzhou,Shanghai–Pudong,Shenzhen

Ground transportation[edit]

Intraterminal transportation[edit]

Terminal 3 consists of three sub-concourses. Both domestic and international travellers check in at concourse T3C. Gates for domestic flights are in T3C, and gates for domestic flights operated by Air China are also located in concourse T3D. All international, Hong Kong, and Macau, and Taiwan flights are handled in concourse T3E.

In conjunction with the construction of the new terminal,Bombardier Transportationinstalled a 2 km (1.2 mi)automated people moverwhich connects T3C and T3E via T3D in a 2–5-minute one-way trip.[63]The line usesInnovia APM 100vehicles running at 6-minute intervals at a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour (34 mph).[64]

NewInnovia APM 300vehicles is being delivered to Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 People Mover in July 2021.[65]

Interterminal transportation[edit]

Interterminal Shuttle Bus (landside)

The airport provides a free interterminal shuttle bus between Terminals 1/2 and 3. They operate every 10 minutes from 6 am to 11 pm, and every 30 minutes from 11 pm until 6 am. Terminals 1 and 2 are connected by a lengthy corridor.

Rail[edit]

Main article:Capital Airport Express

Beijing Capital International Airport is served by theCapital Airport Express,a dedicatedrail linkoperated as part of theBeijing Subwaysystem. The 30.0 km (18.6 mi) line runs from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 and then to the city with stops atSanyuanqiaoandDongzhimenbefore ending atBeixinqiao.The line opened on 19 July 2008, in time for the2008 Summer Olympics,while a one-stop extension toBeixinqiao stationwas opened on 31 December 2021.[66]A one-way trip takes approximately 16–20 minutes.[67]

Capital Airport Express

Bus[edit]

An airport bus at Terminal 3
Main article:Beijing Capital Airport Bus

There are 18 bus routes to and from points throughout the city includingXidan,Beijing railway station,Beijing South railway station,Beijing West railway station,Zhongguancun,Fangzhuangand Shangdi. The airport buses run to each of the three terminals and cost up to ¥30 per ride depending on the route. The airport buses accept only paper tickets that are sold at each terminal and certain bus stops in the city. The airport also offers intercity bus services to and from neighboring cities includingTianjin,Qinhuangdao,Baoding,LangfangandTangshan.

Car[edit]

The airport is accessible by four expressestollways,two of which run directly from northeastern Beijing to the airport. The other two connect to the airport from nearby highways.

  • TheAirport Expresswayis a 20 km (12 mi) toll road that runs from the northeastern3rd Ring RoadatSanyuanqiaodirectly to Terminals 1 and 2. It was built in the 1990s and has served as the primary road connection to the city.
  • The2nd Airport Expressway,opened in 2008, is a 15.6 km (9.7 mi) toll road that runs east from Yaojiayuan Lu at the eastern5th Ring Roadand then north to Terminal 3.
  • TheNorthern Airport Line,opened in 2006, is an 11.3 km (7.0 mi) toll road that runs east from theJingcheng Expresswayto Terminals 1 and 2.
  • The Southern Airport Line, opened in 2008, is a toll road that runs parallel and to the south of the Northern Airport Line from the Jingcheng Expressway to the easternSixth Ring Roadat the Litian Bridge. This highway crosses the Airport Expressway and 2nd Airport Expressway, and enables drivers on the former to reach Terminal 3 and the latter to head to Terminals 1 and 2.

Accolades[edit]

Rankings
Traffic Rank Year
List of airports by passenger traffic 2 2014
List of airports by traffic movements 5 2014
List of airports by cargo traffic 12 2014

Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at PEK airport. SeeWikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year
Year Passenger volume Change from previous year Aircraft operations Cargo
(tons)
2007[72] 53,611,747 399,209 1,416,211.3
2008[72] 55,938,136 Increase04.3% 429,646 1,367,710.3
2009[73] 65,375,095 Increase016.9% 487,918 1,475,656.8
2010[74] 73,948,114 Increase013.1% 517,585 1,551,471.6
2011[75] 78,674,513 Increase06.4% 533,166 1,640,231.8
2012[3] 81,929,359 Increase04.1% 557,167 1,787,027
2013[76] 83,712,355 Increase02.2% 567,759 1,843,681
2014[77] 86,128,313 Increase02.9% 581,952 1,848,251
2015 89,900,000 Increase04.4% 594,785 1,843,543
2016 94,393,000 Increase05.6% 606,086 1,831,167
2017 95,786,296 Increase01.5% 597,259 2,029,583
2018 100,983,290 Increase05.4% 614,022 2,074,005
2019[78] 100,013,642 Decrease01.0% 594,000 1,955,286
2020[79] 34,513,827 Decrease065.5% 291,498 1,210,441
2021[80] 32,639,013 Decrease05.4% 297,176 1,401,313
2022 12,703,342 Decrease061.1% 157,630 988,675
2023[81] 52,879,156 Increase0316.3% 379,710 1,115,908

Other facilities[edit]

Beijing Capital Airlineshas its headquarters in the Capital Airlines Building (Thủ đô hàng không đại hạ;Shǒudū Hángkōng Dàshà) at the airport.[82][83]

Accidents and incidents at or near PEK[edit]

On December 5, 1968, the airport was the site of two fatal accidents in less than 24 hours;

  • ACivil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC)Ilyushin Il-14on approach plunged towards the ground for undetermined reasons (possibly wind shear), broke apart and caught fire, and killed 13 out of the 14 occupants on board.[84]
  • Another CAAC Ilyushin Il-14 crashed 1.2 km (0.8mls) from PEK during a nighttime approach in poor visibility because of an incorrect altimeter setting and the absence of the flight instructor in the cockpit during the approach. Both occupants died.[85]

On August 27, 2019, anAir ChinaAirbus A330caught fire while parked at the gate during boarding. All 161 passengers and crew evacuated safely, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and written off.[86]

Sister airports[edit]

See also[edit]

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