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Beijing Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport is located in northeast of Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China, and 25.35km from the Tiananmen Square, center of Beijing city. It is not only an aviation gateway of Beijing and a window for international communication, but also a radial center for China civil aviation network, featured in a large-scale international airport, with most important location, biggest scale, fullest facilities and busiest transportation in China.
The Passenger Terminal 1, covering an area of 60,000 sq. meters, and auxiliary facilities, including parking apron and car parks, officially put into service on 1st of January 1980. Terminal 1 was designed to serve 60 flights daily and 1,500 passengers at peak hours. The facilities at flight areas of the expanded Beijing Capital International Airport met the 4E standards required by International Civil Aviation Organization.
The Terminal 2, covering an area of 336,000 sq. meters and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, officially went into operation on 1st November 1999. Terminal 2 is able to handle 26,500,000 passengers yearly and 9,210 passengers at peak hours.
The new terminal T3 was opened on February 29, 2008. It is the largest airport terminal building complex built in a single phase with 986,000 sq. meters in total floor area. It features a main passenger terminal (Terminal 3C), two satellite concourses (Terminal 3D and Terminal 3E) and five floors above ground and two underground.
