Beijing Capital International Airport

The Beijing Capital International Airport (in traditional Chinese, 北京首都國際機場; Chinese Simplified, 北京首都国际机场; pinyin, Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīchǎng) (IATA: PEK, ICAO: ZBAA) is the main international airport in the city of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. The IATA airport code is PEK, which reflects the traditional romanization of the city: Beijing. The BJS code is also often used, as a consequence of the current pinyin transliteration of the Chinese capital, Beijing. Including all airports in the Beijing metropolitan area, Capital Beijing (PEK) is currently the only civil aviation airport under BJS.

The airport is the headquarters of Air China. After its expansion, which was completed on February 29, 2008, it has become the largest airport in the world due to the increase in air traffic caused by the Olympic event organized by China that same year. It is the third busiest airport in the world behind London Heathrow Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

History

Beijing International Airport was opened on March 21, 1958, and was the first airport in the People's Republic of China. It consisted of a small terminal building, which is still standing to this day, apparently for the use of personalities and charter flights. On January 1, 1980, a larger and more modern green building was inaugurated, with docks for 10 or 12 aircraft. The terminal was one of the largest in the 1950s, but by the mid-1990s it was overtaken by increased passengers and its capacity was tested. The terminal was closed following the opening of a second terminal for renovation. On September 20, 2004, it reopened and was used exclusively by China Southern Airlines.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the end of 1999, the airport was expanded again. This new terminal, inaugurated on November 1, was named Terminal 2. On September 20, 2004, the new Terminal 1 (which was the exclusive terminal of China Southern Airlines until 1999) was opened to domestic and international flights from Beijing. Other national and international airlines still operate in Terminal 2.

Beijing's most ambitious airport expansion opened on February 29, 2008 for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the city. The design of this was in charge of the English architect Norman Foster and his work team.

Statistics

Beijing Metro Map

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Statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China

Airlines and destinations

Domestic destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Yangy Season: Nyingchi
Air China operated by Dalian Airlines	Dalian
Beijing Capital Airlines	Eren Hot Haikou, Hohhot, Jixi, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Sanya, Shenyang, Urumqi, Xiamen, Yichang
China Eastern Airlines	Changing, Changzhou, Chifeng, Dali, Dalian, Daqing, Dongying, Dunhuang, Enshi, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong Harbin, Hefei, Huai'an, Jiagedaqi, Jiayuguan, Jinghong, Jining, Kunming, Lhasa, Lianyungang,
China Southern Airlines	Anguish, AH,
China Southern Airlines operated by Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing, Diqing
Grand China Air	Guilin, Haliar, Harbin, Nanchang, Yinchuan
Hainan Airlines	Baotou, Changchung, Changsha, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jiamusi, Kunming, Lanzhou, Manzhouli, Mudanjiang, Nanning, Ningbo, Qiqihar, Sanya, Shanghai
Juneyao Airlines	Shanghai-Hongqiao
Loong Air	Hangzhou
Lucky Air	Kunming, Mangshi
Qingdao Airlines	Qingdao
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Jiujiang, Qingdao, Weihai, Xiamen, Yantai, Yinchuan
Shanghai Airlines	Chongqing, Hangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines	Nanning, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Yichun,
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Kunming, Panzhihua, Wanzhou, Xichang, Zhongwei
Spring Airlines	Shanghai-Hongqiao
Tianjin Airlines	Haikou, Kaili
Tibet Airlines	Lhasa
Xiamen Airlines	Changsha, Fuzhou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Zhoushan

International destinations, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

Cities by country	Airport name	Airlines	Aircraft	Weekly frequency
Africa
AngolaAngola
Luanda	International Airport Quatro de Fevereiro	TAAG Angola Airlines (Vía DXB)	B7x7
AlgeriaAlgeria
Algiers	Houari Boumedienne International Airport	Air Algérie
EgyptEgypt
Cairo	Cairo International Airport	Egyptair
EthiopiaEthiopia
Abeba	Bole International Airport	Air China Ethiopian
Mauritius
Port Louis	Mauritius International Airport	Air Mauritius	A3xx
South Africa
Johannesburg	Johannesburg International Airport	Air China
North America
CanadaCanada
Calgary	Calgary International Airport	Hainan Airlines
Montreal	Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport	Air China
Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Air Canada Hainan Airlines
Vancouver	Vancouver International Airport	Air Canada Air China
United States
Boston	Logan International Airport	Hainan Airlines
Chicago	O'Hare International Airport	Hainan Airlines United Airlines
Houston	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Air China
Los Angeles	Los Angeles International Airport	Air China American Airlines United Airlines
Newark	International Airport Freedom of Newark	Air China United Airlines
New York	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Air China
San Francisco	San Francisco International Airport	Air China United Airlines
San José	San José International Airport	Hainan Airlines
Seattle	Seattle-Tacoma International Airport	Hainan Airlines /
Washington D.C.	Washington-Dulles International Airport	Air China United Airlines
Central America and the Caribbean
CubaCuba
Havana	International Airport of Havana	Air China (YUL Way)
Panama Panama
Panama City	International Airport of Tocumen	Air China (Vía IAH)
South America
BrazilBrazil
São Paulo	Guarulhos International Airport	Air China (Vía MAD)
Asia
BangladésBangladés
Daca	Daca-Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport	China Eastern Airlines
Cambodia
Siem Reap	Angkor International Airport	Air China Cambodia Angkor Air
North KoreaNorth Korea
Pionyang	Sunan International Airport	Air China Air Koryo
South KoreaSouth Korea
Busan	Gimhae International Airport	Air China Asiana Airlines Korean Air
Cheongju	Cheongju International Airport	Asiana Airlines Beijing Capital Airlines
City of Jeju	Jeju International Airport	Air China China Eastern Airlines Korean Air
Daegu	Daegu International Airport	Air China Jeju Air	B737-800
Muan	Muan International Airport	Asiana Airlines
Seoul	Gimpo International Airport	Air China Asiana Airlines China Southern Airlines Korean Air
	Incheon International Airport	Air China Asiana Airlines China Southern Airlines Korean Air
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Etihad Airways
Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Air China Emirates
PhilippinesPhilippines
Cebu	Mactan-Cebú International Airport	Air China
Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Air China Cebu Pacific Air Philippine Airlines
Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Air China Cathay Pacific China Southern Airlines Hong Kong Airlines	A3xx
India
Bombay	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Air China
New Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Air China China Eastern Airlines
IndonesiaIndonesia
Denpasar	International Airport Ngurah Rai	China Eastern Airlines (seasonal) Garuda Indonesia Hainan Airlines
Jakarta	Soekarno-Hatta International Airport	Air China Garuda Indonesia
IraqIraq
Baghdad	Baghdad International Airport	Iraqi Airways
Basra	Basra International Airport	Iraqi Airways
IranIran
Tehran	International Airport Imán Jomeini	China Southern Airlines Iran Air Mahan Air
IsraelIsrael
Tel Aviv	Ben Gurión International Airport	The Al Hainan Airlines	B7x7
JapanJapan
Asahikawa	Asahikawa Airport	China Eastern Airlines
Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport	Air China
Hakodate	Hakodate Airport	Air China
Hiroshima	Hiroshima Airport	Air China
Nagoya	Chūbu Centrair International Airport	Air China China Eastern Airlines Etihad Airways
Naha	Naha Airport	Air China
Osaka	Kansai International Airport	Air China China Eastern Hainan Airlines Shenzhen Airlines All Nippon Airways
Sapporo	New Chitose Airport	Air China
Sendai	Sendai Airport	Air China
Tokyo	Haneda International Airport	Air China All Nippon Airways Hainan Airlines Japan Airlines
	Narita International Airport	Air China All Nippon Airways Japan Airlines
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Almatý	Almatý International Airport	Air Astana Hainan Airlines
Nursultan	International Airport of Nursultan	Air Astana Air China
MacaoMacao
Macao	Macao International Airport	Air China Air Macau	A32x
MalaysiaMalaysia
Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Air China AirAsia X Malaysia Airlines	A3xx
MaldivesMaldives
Malé	International Airport of Malé	Beijing Capital Airlines Hainan Airlines
BurmaBurma
Naipyido	International Airport of Naipyidó	China Eastern Airlines
Rangún	Rangun International Airport	Air China
Mongolia
Ulán Bator	Gengis Kan International Airport	Air China MIAT Mongolian Airlines	B7x7
PakistanPakistan
Islamabad	Benazir Bhutto International Airport	Air China Pakistan International Airlines
Karachi	Jinnah International Airport	Air China Pakistan International Airlines
Lahore	Allama Iqbal International Airport	Pakistan International Airlines
QatarQatar
Doha	Hamad International Airport	Qatar Airways
SingaporeSingapore
Singapore	Singapore International Airport	Air China Singapore Airlines
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Colombo	Bandaranaike International Airport	Air China SriLankan Airlines
Thailand
Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi International Airport	Air China Hainan Airlines Thai Airways
Chiang Mai	Chiang Mai International Airport	Air China
Phuket	Phuket International Airport	Air China Hainan Airlines
Taiwan
Kaohsiung	Kaohsiung International Airport	China Airlines
Taipei	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Air China Hainan Airlines China Airlines EVA Air
Turkmenistan
Asjabad	Asjabad International Airport	Turkmenistan Airlines
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Taskent	International Airport of Taskent	China Southern Airlines Uzbekistan Airways
VietnamVietnam
Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Air China China Southern Airlines
Hanoi	International Airport of N・i Bài	Vietnam Airlines
Nha Trang	Cam Ranh Airport	Vietnam Airlines (seasonal)
Europe
GermanyGermany
Berlin	Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt	Hainan Airlines
Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Airport	Air China
Frankfurt am Main	Frankfurt am Main Airport	Air China Lufthansa
Munich	Munich-Franz Airport Josef Strauss	Air China Lufthansa
AustriaAustria
Vienna	Vienna International Airport	Air China Austrian Airlines
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Baku	International Airport Heydar Aliyev	Azerbaijan Airlines
BelgiumBelgium
Brussels	Brussels-National Airport	Hainan Airlines
BelarusBelarus
Minsk	Minsk International Airport	Air China (Triangular with BUD without traffic rights)
DenmarkDenmark
Copenhagen	Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport	Air China SAS
SpainSpain
Barcelona	Airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat	Air China
Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport	Air China
FinlandFinland
Helsinki	Helsinki-Vantaa Airport	Finnair	A3x0
France
Paris	Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport	Air China Air France
GeorgiaGeorgia
Tiflis	International Airport of Tiflis	China Southern Airlines
GreeceGreece
Athens	International Airport of Athens-Eleftherios Venizelos	Air China (Vía MUC)
HungaryHungary
Budapest	Budapest-Ferenc International Airport Liszt	Air China (Middle with MSQ without traffic rights)
ItalyItaly
Milan	Milan-Malpensa Airport	Air China
Rome	Rome-Fiumicino Airport	Air China Alitalia
NetherlandsNetherlands
Amsterdam	Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport	China Southern Airlines KLM
PolandPoland
Warsaw	Warsaw-Chopin Airport	Air China LOT Polish Airlines
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
London	London-Heathrow Airport	Air China British Airways
Manchester	Manchester Airport	Hainan Airlines
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Prague	Prague-Václav Havel Airport	Hainan Airlines
Russia Russia
Cheliábinsk	Cheliábinsk International Airport	Ural Airlines	A3xx
Chitá	Chitá-Kadala Airport	Air China
Ekaterimburg	Ekaterimburg-Koltsovo Airport	Hainan Airlines Ural Airlines	A3xx
Irkutsk	Irkutsk International Airport	Hainan Airlines S7 Airlines
Jabárovsk	Jabárovsk Novy Airport	Aeroflot operated by Aurora (seasonal) S7 Airlines
Krasnoyarsk Krai	Krai International Airport of Krasnoyarsk	NordStar Airlines S7 Airlines
Krasnodar	Krasnodar International Airport	Yakutia Airlines
Moscow	Moscow-Sheremétievo International Airport	Aeroflot Air China Hainan Airlines
Novosibirsk	Novosibirsk International Airport	S7 Airlines
Saint Petersburg	Pulkovo International Airport	Hainan Airlines
Ulan-Udé	Baikal International Airport	S7 Airlines
Vladivostok	International Airport of Vladivostok	S7 Airlines
Yakutsk	Yakutsk Airport	S7 Airlines Yakutia Airlines
Sweden Sweden
Stockholm	Stockholm-Arlanda Airport	Air China
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Geneva	Geneva Airport	Air China
Zurich	Zurich Airport	Air China Swiss
TurkeyTurkey
Istanbul	Istanbul Airport	Turkish Airlines
Ukraine Ukraine
Kiev	Boryspil International Airport	Ukraine International Airlines	B7x7
Oceania
Australia
Melbourne	Tullamarine International Airport	Air China
Sydney	Kingsford Smith International Airport	Air China China Eastern Airlines Qantas
United States of America
Honolulu	Honolulu International Airport	Air China Hawaiian Airlines
Northern Mariana Islands
Saipán	International Airport of Saipán	China Eastern Airlines
New ZealandNew Zealand
Auckland	Auckland International Airport	Air China

Enlargement

The expansion work for the Beijing International Airport, designed by the architecture firm of the famous Norman Foster, was inaugurated on February 29, 2008.

Thanks to this expansion, Beijing International Airport has become the largest airport in the world, with almost 1,000,000 square meters, and the possibility of transit for 76 million passengers, with the clear objective of hosting the flow of visitors during the 2008 Olympic Games, which were held in that city. Its design, which mixes the influences that China is undergoing, makes present the traditional with the most modern technologies. It resembles a lying Eiffel Tower with transparent roofs in red and yellow colors (the flag of China).

This project was originally estimated to be completed in 2007 at approximately $2.3 billion. However, it was inaugurated at 08:50 AM local time on February 29, 2008, at a cost of 3.65 billion. Adding to this, there are more than 4 years invested in a hurry to arrive before the Olympics that can change the world's view of the Asian country.