Airport comments for China

Runways

🔗 Tue, 14 Dec 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Qamdo Bangda Airport, China

Rwy 14 (145 deg. corrected)

Rwy 32 (325 Deg. corrected)

Rwy Length 13,794 ft.

Quite developed

🔗 Wed, 07 Apr 2010
— @green_chilli at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China

I was surprised at the development of Chengdu's airport. Very modern, light and airy design - shopping and food options, some quite nice and not too expensive.

Plenty of fruit stalls before check-in to stock up on the local favourites also.

New terminal just opened April 2010

🔗 Wed, 07 Apr 2010
— @green_chilli at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, China

With all the preparations for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Hongqiao Airport got a new terminal!

All very flash, with new connections to the line 2 of the subway which will also take you directly (in an hour and a half I've heard) out to Pudong International Airport.

Would be great to see more regional flights flying into Hongqiao in the future.

re: Map to be changed

🔗 Thu, 28 Jan 2010
— @david at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

When Google updates its maps and satellite imagery, the new terminal will show up.

re: Map to be changed

🔗 Thu, 28 Jan 2010
— @ptomblin at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

Reply to @Inducedrag: I see three runways on that map. Why do you think it needs to be changed?

Map to be changed

🔗 Wed, 27 Jan 2010
— @Inducedrag at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

It has 3 operational runways the map requires to be changed

ZBAA

🔗 Mon, 10 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

RUNWAY 18R---110.30---179º

ZPPP

🔗 Mon, 10 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Kunming Changshui International Airport, China

RUNWAY 21---109.70---213º

ZJHK

🔗 Sun, 09 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Haikou Meilan International Airport, China

RUNWAY 27---108.50---271º

Apparently closed

🔗 Sat, 18 Apr 2009
— @david at Tangshan Air Base, China

I've marked this air base as closed, since it's clear from the satellite photo that a road has been built through it.

World's highest airport

🔗 Tue, 17 Jun 2008
— @david at Qamdo Bangda Airport, China

At an elevation of 14,219 feet AMSL, this is the world's highest airport with scheduled airline service, nearly 1,000 feet higher than El Alto Airport (SLLP) in Bolivia.

Baiyun

🔗 Wed, 02 Apr 2008
— @ptomblin at Old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China

The word "Baiyun" means "white cloud", which is an inauspicious name for an airport. However, it makes a good name for a cockatiel: http://gallery.xcski.com/v/paulart/photo_contest/baiyun.jpg.html

Closed in 2004

🔗 Wed, 02 Apr 2008
— @david at Old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China

This airport closed in 2004, and its name and airport codes transfered to the new airport 12 nm to the north: CAN ZGGG

New terminal for Olympics

🔗 Tue, 26 Feb 2008
— @david at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

Terminal 3 at PEK will open on a trial basis on 29 February 2008, then go into full operations in late March. The terminal will include 64 restaurants and 84 retail shops, together with a high-speed commuter train connecting to the city:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_as/beijing_new_airport