Beijing – Airport Benchmarking

Beijing Gives an Early Peak at Its New Mega-Airport Due to Open in 2019

Karima Kouidri — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:57:37 +0000

The $12 billion facility will be one of the world’s biggest when it opens in 2019.

Jason Lee REUTERS

(BEIJING) — China’s capital unveiled the “shining example” of its 80 billion yuan ($12.14 billion) new airport on Monday, tipped to become one of the world’s largest when it opens in October 2019 amid a massive infrastructure drive overseen by President Xi Jinping.

Representatives showed off the sprawling skeleton of “Beijing New Airport”, which is made up of 1.6 million cubic metres of concrete, 52,000 tonnes of steel and spans a total 47 sq km (18 sq miles), including runways.

It is expected to serve an initial 45 million passengers a year with an eventual capacity of 100 million, putting it on par with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

“Lined up together there’s roughly 5 km of gates,” said project spokesman Zhu Wenxin. “It’s a shining example of China’s national production capacity.”

Updates on the airport come as the ruling Communist Party is set to open its 19th congress later this week, a twice-a-decade leadership event where Xi will consolidate power and emphasise successful projects and policy from his first five years.

The project, which broke ground in 2014, is one of the region’s largest infrastructure investments under Xi’s rule, which has been plagued by fears of slowing economic growth, offset slightly by a construction spree.

China has sought to boost its profile as both an aviation hub and a manufacturer in recent years. The country’s first home-grown passenger jet, the C919, lifted off on its maiden flight in May, edging into a multibillion-dollar market currently dominated byBoeing Co (BA, -0.39%) and Airbus SE airbus-group-n-v .

Situated 67 km south of Beijing, the airport technically falls in neighbouring Hebei province, though it will eventually constitute its own development zone.

It will relieve pressure on Beijing’s existing international airport, to the northeast of Beijing and currently the world’s second largest by passenger volume, which opened a new terminal worth $3.6 billion in 2008 ahead of the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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The World’s Biggest Airport Will Open in 2019

Karima Kouidri — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:57:40 +0000

Beijing‘s new airport is set to be the world’s biggest,

according to Reuters.

The Beijing New Airport, opening in the southern Daxing district in 2019, will serve as a way to meet the growing needs of air transport in Beijing and enhance the country’s civil aviation presence.

It will become the new base for China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, according to China’s National Development and Reform Commission.

This will put the SkyTeam alliance members under one roof, allowing for easy flight connections for passengers.

According to BuroHappold Engineering, part of a consortium team that won the competition to help design elements of the space, visitors will find an array of open and expansive interiors.

Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

The late architect Zaha Hadid designed the Beijing New Airport Terminal Building, which will be filled with civic gardens and include separate passenger areas for international and domestic flights to create a more compact building and reduce travel times.

“The overall symmetry of the airport terminal design, together with its flowing, interconnected forms, create a fluid composition which evokes the harmony and balance evidence in Chinese landscapes, while its colors and materials are an expression of visual language within traditional Chinese culture,” states Zaha Hadid Architecture’s website.

Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovative design features within the new 700,000 square-meter terminal will include a central hub with six curved spikes with walkways that connect to one point to make navigating the terminal easier.

The initial opening phase of the airport will have four runways, while two later phases will lead to additional areas that can push the airport’s capacity to 100 million passengers a year.

Construction is also taking place on a high-speed railway station that passengers will be able to use to get the airport, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China recently announced.

The new airport will help ease travel times, with Beijing’s Capital International Airport currently recognized as the second busiest in the world.

This article originally appeared on TravelandLeisure.com

The Largest Airport In The World To Open In 2019 In Beijing

Karima Kouidri — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:13:01 +0000

The world’s largest airport is going to open in Beijing in 2019

and it is the work of the late renowned architect Zaha Hadid. The brand new airport claims to be the biggest, according to a report released by Reuters with the unofficial current name Beijing New Airport.

Daxing district is going to be the home of the new airport and will be serving the constantly growing needs that Beijing has in regards to air transport. Civil aviation presence is going to be drastically increased for the entire country because of the addition. China Easter Airlines and China Southern Airlines are set to consider the new airport as their home, according to a statement made by the National Development And Reform Commission.

The entire SkyTeam Alliance will be housed under a single roof thanks to the airport. This allows really easy flight connections for all the passengers. BuroHappold Engineering, which is a part of the consortium team winning the competition to design some space elements, various different expansive and open interiors are going to be present. This is a signature of Zaha Hadid and it is great to see that it is considered by the remaining architects.

Zaha Hadid was responsible for the design of the new airport’s main terminal building. Civic gardens are going to be present, together with separate areas servicing passengers for domestic and international flights. The building is really compact, even if the area will be open. The main focus with the terminal was to reduce travel times for passengers.

On the Zaha HAdid Architecture site it was stated that the airport terminal features an overall symmetry that connects with flowing and interconnected forms in order to create a composition that is fluid and that can evoke balance and harmony, two elements really common in the Chinese landscapes. Materials and colors chosen will be connected with traditional Chinese culture.

Various interesting innovative design features are expected in the huge 700,000 square meters terminal. This includes 6 curved spikes included in the central hub and walkaways that are connecting different points with the purpose of making navigation much simpler.

Not much is known about the different amenities available. However, based on the size of the new Beijing Airport it is expected to feature all that is needed for all types of passengers. This should include restaurants, waiting areas, the possibility to rent cars and stay safe on the roads leading out of the airport, souvenir shops and more.

4 runways will be functional when the airport officially opens. 2 extra opening phases are going to open extra areas. At the end of the opening the airport will be able to deal with 100 million passengers every single year. The airport will be connected to the railway station system of the country to allow easy transportation to other parts of Beijing.

Travel times are obviously going to be eased, given the size of the new airport. Statistics show that the Capital International Airport in Beijing is the second busiest in the entire world. The addition of the largest airport in the world should help.

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