Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ( English "white clouds") ( Eng.Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ; Chinese trade. ZGGG) is the main airport of Guangzhou , the capital of Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China .
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| Type of | civil | ||||||||||||
| A country | China | ||||||||||||
| Location | Guangzhou | ||||||||||||
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| Operator | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| NUM height | 15 m | ||||||||||||
| Working hours | round the clock | ||||||||||||
| Website | baiyunairport.com | ||||||||||||
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| Annual passenger flow | 69.0 million (2018) | ||||||||||||
The airport was opened on August 5, 2004 in the Huadu area and replaced the older, currently closed airport. It is located twenty-eight kilometers from the city center, which is twelve kilometers further from the previous one. The construction cost was about 19.8 billion yuan.
In 2007, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the second busiest passenger airport in mainland China, transporting 30,958,467 passengers per year. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport was the third busiest in China and the thirtieth in the world. In addition, Guangzhou Baiyun is the second busiest airport in China for take-off and landing [1] .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Airlines and destinations
- 3 Photo Gallery
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
The modern airport in the Huadu district was opened on August 5, 2004 , replacing the previous airport of the same name, which had existed for seventy-two years (it is now closed). The new airport, worth 19.8 billion yuan, is almost five times more than its predecessor. The second stage of construction was completed in 2009, as a result of which the airport capacity doubled [2] [3] . At present, the Guangzhou Metro Station is operating.
The opening of the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport solved most of the problems of the old airport, which, being within the city limits, was crowded and could not expand. The opening of a new airport made it possible to receive and produce aircraft around the clock. As a result, China Southern Airlines were able to effectively plan intercontinental flights, departing late in the evening. Other airlines also got this opportunity.
“Baiyun” ( Chinese trad. 白雲 , ex. 白云 , pinyin : báiyún ) means “white clouds” in Chinese, the name of the airport was borrowed from Mount Báiyúnshān near the old airport. The airport is also often called "New Baiyun", unlike the former airport, but this name is not official.
Airlines and Destinations
From the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, flights are operated in about a hundred directions, mainly domestically [4] . Also, this airport is the base airport of China Southern Airlines [4] [5] .
Photo Gallery
Airport terminal building
departure hall
Reception
transport system
Air routes from CAN
See also
- List of airports in China
- List of the world's busiest freight airports
- List of the world's busiest airports for international passengers
- List of the busiest passenger airports in the world
- List of the world's busiest airports for take-off and landing
Notes
- ↑ Roach, Stephen Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (inaccessible link) . Lifeofguangzhou.com (13-11-2008). Date of treatment December 21, 2008. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Channel NewsAsia (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 2, 2013. Archived April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Guangzhou Airport (Baiyun) China . Guangzhou Airport (Baiyun) China. Date of treatment December 21, 2008. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Guangzhou Airport Quick Facts . Guangzhou Airport. Date of treatment December 21, 2008. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Company Profile: China Southern Airlines . China Southern Airlines (03/27/2002). Date of treatment December 21, 2008. Archived March 15, 2012.