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Guangzhou New Baiyun International
Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which is located to
the north of Guangzhou, is one of China's busiest major airports
with large passenger capacity and cargo turnover. The Baiyun
International Airport opened 90-odd domestic air routes and
23 international air routes with a total capacity of 12.57
million passengers in 1997, and cargo turnover reached 351,800
tons in 1997. There are over 110,000 flights annually. The
current single 11,089 foot long runway has almost outlived
its usefulness.
The Guangzhou city government decided to move the airport,
one of China's busiest, away from the crowded urban area as
rising cargo and passenger volumes are causing increasing
congestion. The PRC Government has approved the project in
the document that titled "the Approval of Moving and
Construction of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport by
the state council and the State Military Commission".
The new airport project in Guangzhou commenced construction
in the second half of 1999, with completion targeted for early
2003. Upon completion, the new airport will replace the Guangzhou
Baiyun International Airport as the main hub. Guangzhou New
Baiyun International Airport is located at the junction of
the North Ren He County of Baiyun District and the East Xin
Hua County of Hua Du, 28 kilometers away from downtown Guangzhou,
and 17 kilometers from the current Baiyun International Airport.
At an estimated cost of US$2.3 billion, the first phase of
construction is scheduled to be operational by 2002. When
completed in 2005, the three-runway airport will have a cargo
capacity of 2.5 million tons and a passenger capacity of 80
million a year. Two runways are being constructed in the first
phase -- the west runway is 3600 meters in length and 45 meters
in width, while the east runway is 3800 meters and 45 meters
respectively. The vertical distance between the two runways
is 2200 meters. The two long-distance parallel runways will
be equipped with precise instrument landing system and flying
assistant lighting system. The third paralleled runway is
designed 680 meters south of the east one, with a length of
3200 meters and a width of 45 meters. |
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Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport
