Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) was built in 1958, and in more than 50 years of operation, the annual passenger throughput of BCIA has grown from 1.03 million in 1978 to 86,128,300 in 2014, ranking 1st in Asia and 2nd in the world.
Airport Construction
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) has three terminals, two Class 4E runways, one Class 4F runway, and passenger and cargo handling facilities. It is one of the only two international airports in China with three runways (the other one is Shanghai Pudong International Airport). The airport has two 4E-class bidirectional runways in the east and west of the airport, with a length and width of 3,800 x 60 meters and 3,200 x 50 meters, respectively, and is equipped with a Class II instrument landing system; in between them are Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and Terminal 3 and the third runway (3800 meters x 60 meters), which were built in 2008, meet the requirements of the airport. 3800m x 60m) meets the requirements for use by Category F aircraft and is located on the east side of the airport.
History
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) was put into operation on March 02, 1958, the first civil airport to be put into operation during the period of the People's Republic of China, and the fourth airport in China's history to launch international flights (the first three to do so were Shanghai Longhua Airport in 1926, Kunming Wujiaba Airport in 1937, and Chongqing Baishiyi Airport in 1939), and the first three to do so were Shanghai Longhua Airport in 1926, Kunming Wujiaba Airport in 1937, and Chongqing Baishiyi Airport in 1939 and Chongqing Baishiyi Airport in 1939, respectively. Baishiyi Airport in 1939). When the airport was built, there was only a small terminal building, called Airport South Building, which was mainly used for ⅥP passengers and chartered airplanes.
On January 01, 1980, Terminal 1, with an area of 60,000 square meters, and ancillary projects such as the apron and the parking lot in front of the building were completed and officially put into use. Terminal One was designed for 60 daily takeoffs and landings and a peak hourly passenger throughput of 1,500. After the completion of the expansion, the flight area facilities of the Capital Airport have reached the 4E standard stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). With the increasing passenger traffic, Building 1 is becoming increasingly saturated. The construction of the re-planned Terminal 2, with a floor area of 336,000 square meters and equipped with advanced technology and equipment, started in October 1995 and was officially put into use on November 01, 1999. Terminal 2 is capable of handling more than 26.5 million passengers per year, with a peak hourly capacity of 9,210 passengers. The opening of Terminal 2 coincided with the decommissioning of Terminal 1 for renovation.
In 1993, the passenger throughput of Beijing Capital International Airport exceeded 10 million; in 2000, the passenger throughput exceeded 20 million, reaching 21.69 million; in 2002, the rate of aircraft landings and takeoffs of 240,000, in the case of Terminal 1 renovation has not been used, the capital of the airport's passenger throughput has reached 27.15 million. on November 09, 2004, the Passenger throughput exceeded 30 million, the annual passenger throughput reached 35 million. 2005 December 23, passenger throughput exceeded 40 million. 2007 December 5, passenger throughput exceeded 50 million.
On September 20, 2004, the refurbished Terminal 1 was put back into service, dedicated to carrying China Southern Airlines flights. 2008 spring, with the completion of the capital airport expansion project (T3), Terminal 1 (T1) was closed for renovation, and China Southern Airlines shifted to operate in Terminal 2, after the completion of the T1 renovation. Upon completion of the T1 renovation, Hainan Airlines HU, Daxinhua Airlines CN, Tianjin Airlines GS, and Golden Deer Airlines JD (renamed Beijing Capital Airlines from May 4, 2010), a subsidiary of the Hainan Airlines Group (domestic routes), replaced China Southern Airlines as the exclusive operator of Terminal One.
On January 29, 2005, for the first time in 56 years, a Taiwanese chartered flight between China and Taiwan without a stopover in Hong Kong landed at the airport. Terminal 3 and the third runway, located to the east of Terminals 1 and 2, were completed and put into operation on February 29, 2008, and will be able to carry new ultra-large passenger planes such as Airbus A380s. Following the year on February 29, six airlines in the new Terminal 3 boarding, March 26 and 20 airlines to transfer to Terminal 3, after the transfer of Terminal 3 to undertake 60% of the passenger throughput of the capital airport.
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) handled 27,159,700 passengers in 2002, ranking 26th among the world's top 30 busiest airports for the first time, and 34,883,200 passengers in 2004, ranking 20th in the world. In 2004, the airport was ranked 20th in the world with 34,883,200 passengers, and in 2005, it was ranked 15th in the world with 41,040,000 passengers.
In 2006, it handled 48,654,800 passengers, ranking 9th in the world, and for the first time among the world's top ten busiest airports. 2007, the number of flights, passenger throughput, and cargo and mail throughput of the capital airport reached 399,700, 53,580,000, and 1,190,000 tons, respectively. 2008, the number of passengers reached 55,920,000, an increase of 4.4% year-on-year. The passenger throughput reached 55.92 million in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%.
On November 30, 2009, Beijing Capital International Airport welcomed its 60 millionth passenger of the year, making it the fourth largest airport in the world.
As of 23:59 on December 31, 2009, the total passenger traffic at the Beijing Capital International Airport reached 6,537,509,595, with 487,918 aircraft movements and 1,475,656.8 tons of cargo. The passenger flow ranked third in the world. According to the latest news released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the passenger throughput of Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) reached 73.77 million in 2010, firmly ranking second in the world, second only to Atlanta Airport in the United States.
Since 00:00 on April 15, 2015, passengers who take international or regional flights to transit to international or regional destinations from the capital airport, stay at the capital airport for no more than 24 hours, and don't leave the limited area of the airport ports in the middle of the journey are exempted from the border inspection and clearance procedures. Passengers who meet the above conditions will have their passenger information collected by ground staff instead. The information collection time is shortened from about 45 seconds per person to 10 seconds per person, realizing the fastest and most efficient transit passenger information collection in China and improving the capacity and efficiency of international transit at the Capital Airport. According to the relevant person in charge of the Capital Airport, the scope of passengers enjoying the 24-hour border crossing exemption policy is not restricted by nationality, and foreigners, residents of mainland China and residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can all enjoy it. The range of flight paths can include transit routes to a third country, region or back to the country of origin.
On December 14, 2016, the annual passenger throughput of the capital airport officially exceeded the 90 million mark.
Beijing Capital International Airport T3 Terminal Building
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