Beijing Capital (PEK) Airport

Beijing Capital PEK Airport Overview


Beijing Capital International Airport PEK is located in an enclave of Chaoyang District, 32 km northeast of Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, and is accessible by four express tollways, two of which run directly fom Beijing to the Airport, while the other two connect to nearby roads. The Airport Expressway, a 20-km road, leads straight to Terminals 1 & 2 while the 2d Airport Expressway runs directly to Terminal 3.
The Airport is now the world's largest Airport, Asia's busiest and the world's third busiest airport, and presently ranks, in terms of customer satisfaction, as number 4 among the world's large Airports.  With three very long runways and over 65.3 milliion passengers a year, Beijing Capital International Airport is a hub for Air China, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines, and is served by a host of domestic and foreign airlines offering numours direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

Beijing Capital International consists of three passenger terminals T1, T2 (the telephone service line for both is 010-64545805) and T3--the Dragon Terminal (its telephone service line is 010 64541111). All three Terminals offer a services and amenities you expect from an Airport the size of Beijing's. 

Terminal 1 of Beijing Capital International handles all domestic flights by the HNA Group, which include Hainan Airlines, Grand China Air, Deer Air, &Tianjin Airlines.

Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital International houses China Southern, China Eastern, EkyTeam members & other domestic & international flights. 

Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International, the gigantic 'Dragon Terminal'  houses Air China, members of Star Alliance and OneWorld, as well as domestic & international airlines which are not represented in T1 & T2.
With 66 jetways, and 120 gates, T3 is energy efficient and allows for natural lighting, while its dimensions are bigger than all five Heathrow terminals put together.
T3, with two underground and 5 above-ground levels, is divided into three sections: T3C, the main passenger terminal (serving domestic flights); and two satellite concourses T3D & T3E (used for international flights). 

Terminal to Terminal Connections & Procedures to follow for International / Domestic Flight Connections at T3:
(a)  Inter-terminal shuttles run daily between T1, T2 & T3, 6am-10pm (every 10 mins 8am-8pm; every 20 mins other times);
(b) To get from T3C to T3D or T3E, domestic as well as international travelers must otain boarding passes at T3C first. International passengers to T3E need o board thereafter the intra-terminal train, which takes only 2 mins.
(c) Transfer from International to Domestic Flights - Pass inspection & quarantine; pick up your luggage at baggage claim, go to customs inspection, transfer, go through security check, proceed to your gate area & wait for your connecting flight.
(d) Transfer from Domestic to International Flights - transfer, go through inspection & Quarantine, then through Frontier Exit & Entry Inspection, then through security check & customs inspection, proceed to your gate area & wait for connecting flight.

Parking Options at Beijing Capital International: A 6-level parking garage is close to Terminals 1 and 2 and a separate remote parking garage for Terminal 3 offer the latest innovations and security measures.

To get from the Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus, or take the Beijing Subway Airport Express, which stops in T2 & T3, and at Sanyuanqiao and Dongzhimen in Beijing (when you look at the subway map, look for the purple color). The trip takes about 30 mins and the fare is 25 RMB (while the local service charges a flat rate of RMB 2).  Passengers can transfer to Lines 2 & 13 at Dongzhimen and to line 10 at Sanyuanqiao.

Future:  As 90 million passengers are predicted for 2012, work on a new airport, 40 km south of downtown Beijing, in the Daxing District, has started and is schedule for completion in 2015.

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