Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

For the old Guangzhou airport with the same name, see Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former).
Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport
广州白云国际机场
Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: CAN – ICAO: ZGGG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd.
Serves Guangzhou, China
Location Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, China
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 15 m / 49 ft
Coordinates 23°23′33″N 113°17′56″E / 23.39250°N 113.29889°E / 23.39250; 113.29889Coordinates: 23°23′33″N 113°17′56″E / 23.39250°N 113.29889°E / 23.39250; 113.29889
Website GBIA
Map
CAN

Location in Guangdong Province

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,600 11,811 Concrete
02L/20R 3,800 12,467 Concrete
02R/20L 3,800 12,467 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passenger volume 54,780,346
Cargo (metric tonnes) 1,454,043.8
Aircraft movements 412,210
Sources: Statistics from CAAC[1]
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Simplified Chinese 广州白云国际机场
Traditional Chinese 廣州白雲國際機場

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China. Both airport codes were inherited from the old airport, and the IATA code reflects Guangzhou's former romanization Canton. It is the main hub of China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and a focus city for Air China and China Eastern Airlines.

In 2014, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was China's second busiest and world's 13th busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 54,780,346 passengers handled. As for cargo traffic, the airport was the third busiest in China and the 19th busiest worldwide. Baiyun airport was also the second busiest airport in China in terms of aircraft movements.

Overview

The airport is located in Guangzhou's Baiyun District and Huadu District and opened on August 5, 2004 as a replacement for the 72-year-old, identically named old airport, which is now closed. Built at a cost of 19.8 billion yuan, the new airport, is 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of downtown Guangzhou and nearly five times larger than its predecessor. "Baiyun" (白云) means "white cloud" in Chinese and refers to the Baiyun Mountain (Baiyunshan), near the former airport even though the mountain is much closer to downtown Guangzhou than it is to the new airport. It is also referred to as "New Baiyun" to distinguish it from the previous airport, but this is not a part of the official name.

Once commissioned, the New Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport overcame most of the problems associated with the old and dilapidated airport including limited space, overcrowding and a lack of room for expansion. Former curfews and restrictions did not apply to the new airport so it could operate 24-hours a day, allowing China Southern Airlines to maximise intercontinental route utilisation with overnight flights. Other airlines also benefit from the removal of previous restrictions.

Baiyun International Airport is served by the Airport South Station on Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro.

Future development

In August 2008, the airport's expansion plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.[2]

It includes a third runway, 3800 metres in length and 60 metres in width, located 400 metres to the east of the existing east runway. The centrepiece of the project is a 531,000-square-metre Terminal 2, equal to the size of the current terminal building. Other facilities include new indoor and outdoor car parks, a transportation centre with metro and inter-city train services. The total cost of the entire project will be around ¥18.854 billion. Construction of the third runway began in 2012 and was completed in 2014. The whole project including the new terminal is estimated to be finished in 2018, at which time the airport will be able to handle 80 million passengers and 2.5 million tonnes of cargo a year.[3]

According to the master plan, the airport will eventually have five runways and a third terminal building, located between the third and fifth runways. Although no completion date is given, preliminary study and preparation has been carried out by the airport management company.

Data

Terminal

The terminal has three components, Main Terminal, Area A and Area B. All check-in counters and most retail stores are placed at the Main Terminal. The two concourses controlled by individual security checkpoints, named Area A and Area B, are the boarding gates, security checkpoints, border control, custom & quarantine, baggage reclaim and relative facilities.

Area A located on the east part of the terminal, compositing with East Pier 1 (Gate A01-A04, A101-A112), East Pier 2 (Gate A07-A11, A113-A123) and East Pier 3 (Gate A13-A18, A124-A133).

Area B located on the west part of the terminal, compositing with West Pier 1 (Gate B01-B04, B201-B213), West Pier 2 (Gate B07-B10, B214-B223), West Pier 3 (Gate B13-B18, B124-B133) and nine outer-bay boarding gates, Gate B901-B909.

Since 24 January 2016, East Pier 1 & 2 are dedicated to service international flights, domestic flights occupy the rest.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Drop off zone outside Terminal 1
Interior of Terminal 1
The departure lobby of Terminal 1
The transporting system
Air China Boeing 737-800 taxiing at Guangzhou International Airport.
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal/
Concourse
9 Air Changchun, Harbin, Hailar, Manzhouli, Nanjing, Urumqi, WenzhouA
Aeroflot Moscow-SheremetyevoInternational
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Langkawi[5]International
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jiuzhaigou, Luzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin, Tonghua, Wanzhou, Wuhan, YunchengA
Air China
operated by Dalian Airlines		 DalianA
Air France Paris-Charles de GaulleInternational
All Nippon Airways Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-NaritaInternational
Asiana Airlines Busan, Seoul-IncheonInternational
Beijing Capital Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Hangzhou, Lijiang, SanyaA
Cambodia Angkor Air Phnom Penh, Siem ReapInternational
Cebu Pacific ManilaInternational
Chengdu Airlines ChengduB
China Airlines Taipei-TaoyuanInternational
China Eastern Airlines Baoshan, Beijing-Capital,[6] Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai'an, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Lincang, Luliang, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Ordos, Qingdao, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tianjin, Wenshan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xichang, Xishuangbanna, Yichang, YinchuanB
China Eastern Airlines Charter: Laoag[7]International
China Southern Airlines Anqing, Anshan, Anshun, Baishan, Baotou, Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Bijie, Changchun, Changde, Changsha, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Daqing, Datong, Enshi, Frankfurt1, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Handan, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huaihua, Huangshan, Jiamusi, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Jining, Jixi, Kaili,[8] Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lianyungang, Libo, Lijiang, Liping, Liuzhou, Luoyang, Meixian, Mianyang, Moscow-Sheremetyevo1, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Nanyang, Ningbo, Nyingchi, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Rome-Fiumicino1, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tongren, Urumqi, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Xingyi, Xining, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Yantai, Yanji, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Yulin, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, ZunyiB
China Southern Airlines Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane, Busan, Chiang Mai, Christchurch,[9] Delhi, Denpasar/Bali, Dhaka, Dubai-International, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeju, Kathmandu (resumes 27 March 2016),[10] Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Malé, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow-Sheremetyevo (begins 20 June 2016),[11] Nagoya-Centrair, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, New York-JFK, Nha Trang, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, Phuket, San Francisco, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Haneda, Vancouver, Yangon
Seasonal: Cairns, Koh Samui, Sapporo		International
China Southern Airlines
operated by Chongqing Airlines		 ChongqingB
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan, ShijiazhuangB
Dragonair Hong KongInternational
EgyptAir CairoInternational
Emirates Dubai-InternationalInternational
Ethiopian Airlines Addis AbabaInternational
EVA Air Kaohsiung, Taipei-TaoyuanInternational
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki (resumes 6 May 2016)[12][13] International
Garuda Indonesia Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno HattaInternational
Hainan Airlines Baise, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tangshan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xi'an, Yan'an, Yinchuan, ZhengzhouA
Hainan Airlines Taipei-TaoyuanInternational
Hebei Airlines ShijiazhuangB
Iraqi Airways BaghdadInternational
Japan Airlines Tokyo-HanedaInternational
Juneyao Airlines Lijiang, Shanghai-HongqiaoA
Kenya Airways2 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi-Jomo KenyattaInternational
Korean Air Seoul-IncheonInternational
Kunming Airlines KunmingA
Lao Airlines VientianeInternational
Loong Air HangzhouA
Mahan Air Tehran-Imam KhomeiniInternational
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–InternationalInternational
Myanmar Airways International YangonInternational
Okay Airways TianjinA
Philippine Airlines ManilaInternational
Qatar Airways DohaInternational
Royal Jordanian Amman-Queen Alia, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (both begin 21 March 2016)[14] International
Saudia Jeddah, RiyadhInternational
Scoot Singapore[15]International
Shaheen Air LahoreInternational
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Yantai, XiamenA
Shanghai Airlines Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Wenzhou, XiamenB
Shenzhen Airlines Baotou, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu, Dalian, Haikou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Kunming, Lanzhou, Linyi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Taizhou, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xining, Yibin, Yichun (Jiangxi), Yinchuan, ZhoushanA
Shenzhen Airlines Bangkok-SuvarnabhumiInternational
Siam Air Bangkok-Don MueangInternational
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, YinchuanB
Sichuan Airlines SaipanInternational
Singapore Airlines SingaporeInternational
Spring Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao, ShijiazhuangA
Spring Airlines Bangkok-SuvarnabhumiInternational
SriLankan Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, ColomboInternational
T'way Airlines Charter: JejuInternational
Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Don Mueang, KrabiInternational
Thai Airways Bangkok-SuvarnabhumiInternational
Tigerair SingaporeInternational
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-AtatürkInternational
Uni Air TaichungInternational
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da NangInternational
West Air ChongqingA
Xiamen Air Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, XiamenB

1: Despite being an international destination, these flights make a stop at a domestic destination and therefore depart from the domestic terminal/concourse.

2: Some of Kenya Airways's flights from Guangzhou to Naroibi make a stop in Hanoi. The airline, however, does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Guangzhou and Hanoi.

Countries served by flights from Baiyun International Airport (includes seasonal, charter and future destinations).

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
ANA CargoOkinawa,[16] Tokyo-Narita[17]
Asiana CargoSeoul-Incheon
China Airlines CargoTaipei-Taoyuan
China Postal AirlinesNanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao
China Southern CargoAmsterdam, Chicago, Chongqing, Dhaka,[18] Frankfurt,[19] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, London-Stansted,[20] Los Angeles,[21] Paris-Charles de Gaulle,[22] Qingdao, Taipei-Taoyuan, Vienna,[23] Zhengzhou
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai-Al Maktoum
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi, Chittagong
FedEx ExpressAlmaty, Anchorage, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Cebu, Chengdu, Clark, Cologne/Bonn, Delhi, Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kuala Lumpur–International, Manila, Mumbai, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Subic Bay, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita
Korean Air CargoSeoul-Incheon
Lufthansa CargoChongqing, Delhi, Frankfurt, Krasnoyarsk
MASkargoKuala Lumpur–International
Qatar Airways CargoDoha[24]
Saudia CargoBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Brussels, Riyadh
SF AirlinesBeijing-Capital,[25] Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Turkish Airlines CargoAlmaty, Bishkek, Istanbul-Atatürk
Yangtze River ExpressDhaka, Hangzhou, Nanning, Taipei-Taoyuan, Xiamen

FedEx Asia-Pacific hub

On July 13, 2005, FedEx Express signed a contract with the airport authority to relocate its Asia-Pacific hub from Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines to Baiyun airport. The new Asia-Pacific hub covers an area of approximate 63 hectares (160 acres), with a total floor space of 82,000 square metres (880,000 sq ft).[26] At the beginning of operation, the hub employed more than 800 people and operated 136 flights a week, providing delivery services among 20 major cities in Asia and linking these cities to more than 220 countries and territories in the world .[27] The Guangzhou hub was, at the time of the opening, the largest FedEx hub outside the United States,[26] but it was later surpassed by the expanded hub at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport.[28]

The hub has its own ramp control tower, a first for an international air express cargo company facility in China, which enables FedEx to control aircraft movements on the ground, aircraft parking plans as well as loading and unloading priorities. Included at the hub are a unique package and sorting system with 16 high-speed sorting lines, seven round-out conveyor belts and 90 primary and secondary document-sorting splits. With the new advanced system, up to 24,000 packages can be sorted an hour at the start of operations.[29]

Construction began in 2006 and the hub was originally scheduled to open on December 26, 2008. On November 17, 2008, after several months of testing, FedEx announced that the opening date was delayed to the first half of 2009 when the hub was expected to be fully operational. FedEx claimed that the revised operation date "provided FedEx with the necessary time to fully test all systems and processes, as well as work closely with the Guangzhou authorities to ensure all necessary approvals are in place".[29]

On December 17, 2008, the hub completed its first flight operations test. A FedEx MD-11 aircraft took off from Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines and landed at Baiyun Airport at 5:50 am. The flight was handled by the new FedEx hub team, using the FedEx ramp control tower and the new 24,000 package per hour sort system. Following a successful operations' process, the flight departed on time for its final destination at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. This Asia-Europe flight route operated four times per week during test run. FedEx also announced that the hub would start operation on February 6, 2009.[30]

FedEx closed its 13-year-old Asia-Pacific hub at Subic Bay of northern Philippines on February 6, 2009 with the last flight leaving for Taiwan just before dawn, while hub operations have moved to Baiyun Airport.[31] The first flight that arrived at the new FedEx Asia-Pacific hub originated from Indianapolis International Airport. The MD-11 aircraft landed at 11:07 pm at Baiyun International Airport from Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, marking the opening and full operations of the new Asia-Pacific hub.[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014年全国机场生产统计公报 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2015-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Baiyun Airport expansion project receives approval from NDRC". AvBuyer.com.cn. 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. 1 2 3 白云机场高管谈扩建二期项目融资方案待定 (in Chinese). Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
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  11. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/08/cz-s16update1/
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  14. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/09/rj-can-s16/
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  19. ↑ China Southern begins Guangzhou-Frankfurt freighter service | Air Cargo World News. Aircargoworld.com (2013-07-25). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  20. ↑ http://www.stanstedairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/china-southern-joins-stansted-s-cargo-network/
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  24. ↑ "Qatar Airways Cargo commences operations to three new destinations". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  25. ↑ 图片 顺丰快递7月1日新开通“广州——北京航线” 民航新闻 民航资源网. News.carnoc.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  26. 1 2 "FedEx Expands Leadership in Asia Pacific with Plan to Build Region's Largest Air Cargo Hub in Guangzhou, China" (Press release). FedEx. 2005-07-13. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  27. ↑ "FedEx Express Guangzhou Hub Fact Sheet" (Press release). FedEx. May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  28. ↑ "The Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Hub" (PDF) (Press release). FedEx. February 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  29. 1 2 "New FedEx Asia-Pacific Hub Prepares for Opening" (Press release). FedEx. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  30. ↑ "FedEx Initiates Flight Operations Test at its New Asia Pacific Hub in Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou" (Press release). FedEx. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  31. ↑ "FedEx closes hub in Philippines". AFP. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  32. ↑ "FedEx Express Opens New Asia Pacific Hub in Guangzhou, China" (Press release). FedEx. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-19.

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