Beijing Capital Airport is known as one of the busiest airports globally serving the capital city of worlds’ fastest growing economy. It has been reported to be the second busiest airport in the world since 2010, behind Hartsfield Jackson International Airport of Atlanta, USA.
The Beijing Capital Airport was first opened in 1958. Over the years it’s gone through multiple transformation and expansion projects in order to handle a capacity of 76 million passengers annually. Although it’s experienced multiple expansion projects it is still not able to meet the rapid growth of demand.
In 2013 the Chinese State Council officially approved for construction of a new airport name the Beijing Daxing International Airport which would have the capacity handling 120 to 200 million passengers a year. Together with Beijing Capital Airport, the initial proposal is that the two airports together could handle more than 200 million of passengers annually.
In 2016, Beijing Capital Airport handled a approximate 94 million passengers, then 95 million passengers in 2017. It is no longer able to handle the projected growth of traffic to the capital city of China.
The Beijing Daxing International Airport is a 12.2 billion USD project, with 7 runways and over 7 hundred thousand square meters of terminal space. It is designed to handle 6 hundred and twenty thousand flights and 72 million passengers per year at its full capacity by 2025 and further growth in long term. It would be the Aviation Hub of Northern China.
Designed by Zaha Hadid, a renowned Iraqi-British architect who also designed famous pieces such as the Aquatic Center for the London 2012 Olympics, Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum in the USA, and in China, the Guangzhou Opera House, Galaxy SOHO Complex and Wangjing SOHO Complex in Beijing. The starfish-shaped terminal complex of Daxing Airport has a column-free flowing roofline designed to create a sense of scale and orientation, welcoming the world to Beijing. It has been designed with efficiency in mind.
IN October 2019, the first phase of the Beijing Daxing International Airport will start welcoming its first flights.
北京空中交通的增长 - 新北京大兴国际机场
北京首都机场作为全球最繁忙的机场之一，一直为世界上增长最快的经济体提供着服务。据报道，自2010年以来，北京首都机场已经成为世界上第二繁忙的机场，仅次于美国亚特兰大的哈兹菲尔德杰克逊国际机场。
北京首都机场于1958年首次运营。多年来经历了数个改造和扩建项目，每年承运7600万人次。虽然在此期间经历了多次扩建项目，但仍无法满足承运需求的快速增长。
2013年，中国国务院正式批准建设每年可承运1.2亿至2亿人次的北京新机场，并命名为北京大兴国际机场。根据最初的计划，北京大兴国际机场与北京首都机场一起，两个机场每年可以承运2亿多名乘客。
2016年，北京首都机场共接待旅客9439万人次，2017年旅客达到9579万人次。这样的增长速度使首都北京的交通量已经不能应对。
北京大兴国际机场是一个122亿美元的巨大项目，拥有7条跑道和70多万平方米的航站楼空间。该机场的设计目标是到2025年满负荷运送62万架次航班和7200万名乘客，并可以在长期内进一步增长。根据这一设计目标，北京大兴国际机场终将成为中国北方的航空枢纽。
北京大兴国际机场由著名的伊英建筑师Zaha Hadid设计，她的设计作品闻名于世界，如2012年伦敦奥运会水上运动中心，美国密歇根州立大学的博物馆，以及中国的广州歌剧院，北京市银河SOHO综合体，和北京市望京SOHO Complex。Zaha Hadid对大兴机场的设计中，在海星形码头综合体上设计了一个无柱流动的屋顶线，旨在营造规模和方向感，欢迎世界到北京，同时也在设计中考虑了效率。
2019年10月，北京大兴国际机场第一期开始迎来首航。