Daxing International Airport: Located 46 km from Beijing, the much-anticipated Daxing International Airport is set to become one of the world's busiest after it opens later this year. Recently, China conducted test flights of passenger planes at this new airport, that is being developed at a cost of $11.5 billion. The airport is designed to take the pressure off the overcrowded Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) which is also among the world's busiest. The new international airport is situated at the junction of Daxing district and Langfang, a city in North China's Hebei Province. State-run CGTN reported that the airport, with seven runways, is expected to handle 45 million passengers annually by 2021 and 72 million passengers by the year 2025. We take a look at 7 interesting facts about the Daxing International Airport in China (AP photo) -
China Southern Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines sent their flagship Boeing as well as Airbus planes to the new airport for the test. (AP photo)
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So far, more than 50 airlines have expressed their interest in operating flights from the new airport. (AP photo)
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The new Daxing International Airport carried out test flights, verified various systems in the airport, including minimum performance criteria, flight procedures, meteorology, runways, communication facilities navigation, and the airfield lighting system. (AP photo)
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This was the first time for a commercial passenger aircraft to land at the airport, signalling that the basic construction is complete. Once the verification is complete, the airport will be made ready for commercial operation. (AP photo)
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The new Daxing International Airport has the longest runways to provide the best condition for planes to land. (Reuters photo)
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The construction work is set to end by June-end and the airport is scheduled to take low-visibility flight test in the month of August and go into operation by the end of September. (Reuters photo)
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The Daxing International Airport is 67 km away from the BCIA. In 2017, 96 million passengers passed through the BCIA. (AP photo)
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