History Capital Airport in 1959 Beijing Airports Beijing Capital International Airport By 2012, the airport had become the 13th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic, registering 1,787,027 metric tons (1,758,804 long tons 1,969,860 short tons). In terms of cargo traffic, Beijing airport has also witnessed rapid growth. The airport registered 557,167 aircraft movements (takeoffs and landings), ranking 6th in the world in 2012. It overtook Tokyo- Haneda Airport as the busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger traffic and total traffic movements in 2009, and was the world's second busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic, behind Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 2010 to 2019. The airport's IATA Airport code, PEK, is based on the city's former romanized name, Peking.īeijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world's busiest airports in the past decade. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company. It is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave of Chaoyang District and the surroundings of that exclave in suburban Shunyi District.

Statistics from Airports Council International, China's busiest airports by passenger traffic by CAAC īeijing Capital International Airport ( IATA: PEK, ICAO: ZBAA) is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the other one being Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX).

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