Beijing Capital International Airport

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29 Jul

Beijing Capital International Airport, (simplified Chinese: ????????; traditional Chinese: ????????; pinyin: B?ij?ng Sh?ud? Guójì J?ch?ng) (IATA: PEK, ICAO: ZBAA) is the main international airport of Beijing, China. It is located 32 km northeast of Beijing’s city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company. The airport’s 1999 extension was fully financed by ODA provided by the Japanese government. The airport’s IATA Airport Code, PEK, is based on the city’s former romanized name, Peking.^[2]

The Beijing Capital International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in China. It is the main hub for China’s national flagship carrier Air China, which flies to around 120 destinations (excluding cargo) from Beijing. Hainan and China Southern Airlines also use the airport as their regional hub.