Tianjin Binhai International Airport

Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China. It is the hub airport for the newly established Tianjin Airlines, and privately owned Okay Airways. It's also a focus city for Air China.

International flights are primarily operated by Korean Air and Asiana Airlines to Seoul-Incheon International Airport, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines to Nagoya-Chubu Centrair International Airport.

Construction of a new terminal began in August 2005 and was completed by the end of 2007 scheduled to be in full operation by 2008. The airport expansion will provide a state-of-the-art terminal building, which is more than three times bigger than the current one at 116,000 m2. When the three construction phases are complete the airport terminal will be over 500,000 m2 and be able to handle 40 million passengers a year. Over the period of the project the airport site will enlarge from the current 25 km2 to 80 km2. The airport as a whole will resemble Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in size and will be able to handle over 500,000 tons of cargo and 200,000 flights a year.

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

The expansion, with a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan (409.5 million U.S. dollars), started in August 2005. The runway was also widened to 75 meters from the current 50 meters and lengthened 400 meters to 3,600 meters. In May 2009, the airport has also completed the construction of a second runway, and the expected number of passengers will exceed ten million.

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

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