Beijing Daxing International Airport is Beijing's second international airport as well as the largest airport in China. It opened on September 25, 2019. It is quite big in scale and highly advanced in techniques and links northern China's other modes of transportation, such as high speed rail, highway, subway, etc.
IATA Code: PKX
ICAO Code: ZBAD
Chinese Name: 北京大兴国际机场
Address: Daxing District, Beijing & Guangyang District, Langfang City, Hebei 北京市大兴区礼贤镇、榆垡镇及廊坊市广阳区交汇处
Major Airlines: China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines along with other SkyTeam airlines
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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At 16:23 on September 25, seven large passenger aircraft from seven domestic airlines took off from Beijing Daxing International Airport and traveled to Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Yan'an, Hangzhou, Fuzhou and Xiamen respectively, marking Beijing Daxing International officially open to navigation.
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Beijing Daxing International Airport is Beijing's second international airport. It's much big in scale and highly advanced in techniques. Till 2022, there are over 900 international/regional flights and over 120 cities on different routes from Beijing Daxing Airport, which connect China with almost every continent of the world. There are also frequent domestic flights from Beijing to Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Harbin, Xian, Hangzhou, Changsha, Kunming, Wuhan, Sanya, Xining, Shanghai, etc.
Beijing Daxing International Airport has only 1 terminal - Terminal 1 which has 4 floors. The first floor serves international arrival; the second floor serves for domestic arrival; the third floor is for domestic departure; the fourth floor serves for international departures. There are 82 boarding gates, but it takes less than 8 minutes for passengers to get to each boarding gate by walking from the departure hall.
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Beijing Daxing International Airport is located at the junction of Daxing District of Beijing and Langfang City of Hebei Province, about 50 kilometers south of Tian'anmen Square/Forbidden City, 28 kilometers west of downtown Langfang City, 80 kilometers northeast of Beijing Xiong'an New District, and 90 kilometers from Beijing Capital International Airport, 138 kilometers south of Mutianyu Great Wall.
A fully connected transportation network consisting of highways, high-speed railway and subway will support the operation of Daxing International Airport. After you land at Beijing Daxing Airport, you may get to your hotels in downtown Beijing or Beijing's top attractions. We suggest you use a comfortable private transfer service from a reliable agency like WeTrip. For independent travelers who want to take full advantage of public transportation, it is also available to take a train, bus and taxi, but sometimes you may need to make several transfers.
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WeTrip provides customized Beijing city tour packages which include tour services as well as airport pick up and other necessary transfers to your hotels and attractions. Whenever you arrive at the airport, our hospitable tour guide and driver will wait for you at the arrival hall, and welcome you with a sign having your names, then escort you to visit Forbidden City or other attractions immediately, or take you to check in your hotel before the tour with an air-conditioning and non-smoking vehicle. After the tour, they will also drop you off at the airport or train station on time. Traveling with our Beijing tour package, all you need to do is to focus on enjoying the fun of exploring Beijing, the greatest city full of cultural and historical wonders.
Daxing International Airport is the second stop of Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway. This high-speed railway starts from Beijing West Railway Station, goes southward to Daxing International Airport with a scheduled speed of 250km/h, and keeps running to Xiong'an via Bazhou City.
Generally, there are 4 daily high speed trains running from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West Railway Station, with a duration of 21 minutes. The earliest train departs at around 07:30 and the last train departs around 17:20. As you reach Beijing West Railway Station, you can easily travel around by metro, taxi or bus. To get to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City (about 8 km away from Beijing West Railway Station), you can take metro Line 7 at Beijing West Railway Station, then transfer to Line 1 (Batong Line) at Military Museum Station and finally walk about 700 meters to Tiananmen Square.
There are 6 local shuttle bus (expres) lines connecting Daxing Airport to Beijing City center, and you can take one bus every 30 minutes during the day time usually.
| Bus Line | From | To | First Route | Last Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Daxing Airport | Beijing Main Railway Station | 6:00am | 11:00pm |
| Line 2 | Daxing Airport | Beijing West Railway Station | 6:00am | 11:00pm |
| Line 3 | Daxing Airport | Beijing South Railway Station | 6:00am | 11:00pm |
| Line 4 | Daxing Airport | Tongzhou | 7:45am | 11:15pm |
| Line 5 | Daxing Airport | Fangshan | 7:30am | 12:15am |
| Line 6 | Daxing Airport | Xuanwu Gate | 8:15am | 11:15pm |
Note: The information above are listed only for your reference.
It is available to get to Forbidden City from Beijing Daxing International Airport, but you need to transfer several times. You need to take Daxing Airport Line from Daxing Airport Station (大兴机场站) to Caoqiao Station (草桥站) after 2 stopover stations), Line 10 to Jiaomen West Station (角门西站) after 1 stopover station, Line 4 to Xuanwumen Station (宣武门站) after 5 stopover stations, and then Line 2 to Qianmen Station (前门站). Get out the station via E2 exit. Then, you will walk about 700 meters to Tiananmen Square, adjacent to Forbidden City.
Taking a taxi is a great choice if you want to travel by car. There are available taxis 24/7 at the airport and they will drive you to your hotel in Beijing City center in about 1 ~ 1.5 hours. But you need to know that the travel time may increase as well as the final taxi fare if you meet traffic jams.
There are two main reasons for Beijing to construct the new airport:
1) Beijing is in the desperate need of a second global gateway to share the exceeding capacity of Beijing Capital International Airport and meet the increasing demands of both domestic and international flights to/off Beijing. Beijing Capital International Airport, the second busiest airport in the world, handled more than 100 million passengers in 2018, though its designed annual capacity is 83 million passengers. When Daxing Airport is fully opened, it will initially accommodate at least 100 million passengers and four million tons of cargo a year when fully opened.
2) The opening of Daxing International Airport is beneficial to build a promising "air transport-related economic zone" to develop the economies of Beijing, Hebei and Tianjin, one of the most populated areas in China.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 25, 2019 | At 16:23 on September 25, seven large passenger aircrafts took off from Beijing Daxing International Airport and traveled to Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Yan'an, Hangzhou, Fuzhou and Xiamen respectively, marking the airport is officially open. |
| June 30, 2019 | Construction work completed on China's new Beijing Daxing International Airport |
| May 13, 2019 | Planes from four Chinese airlines landed safely at the newly-built Beijing Daxing International Airport during a formal flight test trial on Monday. |
| Apr 28-30, 2019 | Runways and related taxiways passed acceptance inspection. |
| Jan 22 - Feb 24, 2019 | flight inspection (four runways, six landing systems, seven lighting facilities and other services) finished |
| Jan 22, 2019 | flight inspection and landing test started |
| Sept 14, 2018 | Airport's official name - Beijing Daxing International Airport was confirmed |
| Dec 5, 2017 | China Eastern Airlines announced Beijing Daxing Airport as its base |
| Oct 10, 2017 | China Southern Airlines announced Beijing Daxing Airport as its base |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Construction of terminals finished |
| Sept, 2015 | Construction of terminals started. |
| Dec, 2014 | Airport construction started |
| Nov, 2014 | Airport construction approved by National Development and Reform Commission |
To explore Beijing's highlights, such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall (with Mutianyu as the top recommendation), the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, and the Beijing Hutongs - plan for about 4 days, including arrival and departure.
If you have extra days, consider hiking the scenic Jinshanling Great Wall, enjoying the stunning night views of Simatai Great Wall, or visiting other sections like Huanghuacheng, Gubeikou, and Juyongguan.
Families with children should not miss Universal Beijing Resort, while museum enthusiasts should visit the National Museum of China, home to the nation's most valuable treasures.
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