Beijing’s New Airport to be built

Beijing's new airport is to be located on the north shore of the Yongding River, at the juncture of the two counties of Beijing’s Daxing District and Langfang's Guangyang District in Hebei Province. It is located 46 km from Tiananmen Square and 26 km from downtown Langfang, and will be a major international hub airport. To meet its short-term demands, the airport will be constructed to accommodate 72 million passengers, 2 million tons of cargo and 628 thousand flights annually by 2025. The main construction will include four runways and their associated taxiways, an apron system, a 700 thousand square foot terminal, cargo terminals, catering facilities, fire rescue and other utilities such as power supply, water, gas, and sewage.

The total area of the current airport is about 3031.9 hectares, among which an area of 1806.54 hectares belongs to Beijing and 1225.36 hectares to Hebei Province. The total investment into the construction of Beijing's new Airport is about 800 billion Yuan.