Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

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The Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Canton " White Cloud " Airport ) is the airport of the city of Guangzhou (Canton) in Guangdong Province of China and the hub of China Southern Airlines. 2010 about 41 million passengers, making it the Guangzhou airport is the third largest in China ( Beijing and Hong Kong) and is ranked 19th in a worldwide comparison Baiyun is Chinese and means " white clouds ". The airport is also a publicly traded company that is listed in the index 180 stock index Shanghai Stock Exchange.

• 4.1 Information / Facilities
• 4.2 baggage sorting

• 5.1 Passenger Transport
• 5.2 Air Cargo 5.2.1 FedEx Asia -Pacific hub

Transport links

• Bus: It run between the airport and the city of Guangzhou nine bus lines, including one Airport Express bus and various shuttle buses. A bus ride to the city center takes about 45 minutes.
• Metro: There is a metro connection to the Guangzhou Metro to the city center of Guangzhou.
• Taxi: The fee for a taxi ride depend only on time and distance. The Taxis are available directly outside the terminal building. Since most taxi drivers only speak Chinese, it is quite useful to have the hotel name in Chinese. Only the driver of the Guangzhou Eastern Taxi Service can speak English.
• Bus: There is a new six-lane expressway, which connects the airport with downtown. The route is well signposted all the way. Parking: The parking fee at the parking lot or in the parking garage, both of which are within walking distance on the lower level of the terminal building are matched by the size of the vehicles. Larger vehicles cost 12 yuan per hour, smaller 8 yuan. For each additional hour fees of 10 and 5 yuan will be due.
• Car: Airline passengers can rent a car in the city, but not himself before a vehicle can be rented at the airport, a valid driver's license, a valid visa and a valid passport at the rental company must be submitted.

History and Background

The old airport was in the 1930s in operation. In 1998 he was voted " Airport with the best service " by the CAAC. The relocation of the old Baiyun Airport to the new Baiyun Airport was one of the most important projects in the aviation master plan of the state and the largest the happened in one fell swoop investment in the history of the Chinese civil aviation. The construction and planning of the new airport began in August 2000. The construction lasted about 46 weeks. He is five times larger than its predecessor. Responsible for architecture you are the Parsons Corp.. and URS Greiner Corp.. All 89 of escalators built the Japanese company Hitachi. These include 60 escalators and 29 moving walks. The first phase was completed in 2002. The inauguration took place on 5 August 2004. On 6 February 2009, the FedEx Asia -Pacific hub was opened at the airport. 2010, the metro connection has been completed. It was also the same year the capacity of 45 million passengers and reached 2.5 million tons of cargo per year.

General

The airport is located in Guangzhou Huadu District, about 28 kilometers from the city center of Guangzhou. It has all the international standards. The name and airport code CAN ( IATA ) or ZGGG (ICAO ) were taken from the old Baiyun International Airport, Baiyun District lying and is now no longer operated. The construction costs were approximately 19.8 billion RMB. The site covers an area of ​​1,456 hectares. The local time at the Guangzhou airport is GMT 7 hours The airport is funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, by the government and by the China Development Bank. Because of the building had to leave and resettle their house 20,000 people. Meanwhile, the goal of the airport company has managed to get into the top 20 airports in the world.

Construction will take place in three phases: The first phase involves the construction of 3.5 million m² passenger terminal complex, two start and runways and associated road connections and parking. The second phase involves the construction of an additional start and runway and expansion of the terminal and Phase 3 includes the construction of another terminal and 50 other gates. Currently, phase 3 begins, the number of passenger platforms is now instead of 46 (Phase 1) 130 ( final stage ).

Future

By 2015, the airport will have a capacity of 80 million passengers per year. Since 2010 the airport has a cargo capacity of 2.5 million tons. By 2015, he should check in for 2.17 million tons per year. The airport is one of the fastest growing in the world.

By 2013, develop a maintenance complex of Singaporean MRO company ST Aerospace, which can perform any work on the machine, the manufacturer Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. ST Aerospace ( Guangzhou) Aviation Services Company Limited is a joint venture between Guangdong Airport Management Corporation ( 51%) and ST Aerospace ( 49%). The company had previously obtained the approvals of the air supervisory authority CAAC and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. To start operation around 99 million U.S. dollars would be available, ST Aerospace said. ST Aerospace is a subsidiary of ST Engineering and, according to more than 8,000 employees, the largest MRO providers in the world.

Freight Department

The freight division of the Airport Authority is divided into six departments: the Department of Marketing & Sales, Export Department, the import department, storage & transportation department, the planning and finance department and the management department. The division operates the 8,000 -square-foot monitored cargo terminal.

Terminal

The Guangzhou airport has only one terminal building, which (A and B) but is divided into two areas, which in turn are each divided into two halls. There are four halls: a domestic arrival hall, a domestic departure hall (both region B ), an international arrivals hall and an international departure hall (both area A). The entire terminal is divided into zones. Thus there is, for example, the Guangdong Development Bank in zone N. The entire terminal building is divided into three levels, including the areas. On the lower level there are arrival, check-in and baggage claim. The arrival hall is located on the middle level and includes restaurants and shops. On the upper level of the terminal are the departure hall and waiting rooms. Escalators and elevators connect the arrival areas with the departure areas.

Information / Facilities

• Eating and drinking: There are eleven water dispenser for 24 hours provided throughout the terminal building. The so-called " Jinlong Food Street " is located in the arrivals area. There are many cafes and restaurants are to be found, offering both international and national dishes and specialties.
• Shopping: In the terminal there are many shops such as Clothing stores, toy stores, jewelry stores, perfumeries and cosmetics actions. In addition, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, leather goods, books, exotic fruits and local produce can be purchased.
• Money: In the terminal, there are a total of two banks: Once the Agricultural Bank of China and the Guangdong Development Bank. Both are equipped with a plurality of ATMs. In the main terminal building that offers a money exchange office. There, all the major currencies of euro to the U.S. dollar can be changed.
• Telecommunications: The airport provides its passengers with complimentary wireless Internet access.
• Conference and business facilities: In the so-called business centers, the airport provides business travelers with a variety of different services. So here are, for example, special phones for international calls and also provides fax machines or copiers. The Business Centre is distributed over the entire terminal building.
• Hotels: There are at Guangzhou airport several airport hotels: the official airport hotel "Novotel Pullman Baiyun Airport Guangzhou ", the " Southern Airlines Pearl Hotel ", the " Guang Sha Hotel " and some more.
• Passengers with reduced mobility: For disabled passengers there at the airport of Guangzhou, among other things helps with getting in and out or check -in. In addition, also a free wheelchair service is also available.
• Other auxiliary equipment: Passengers can take the airport of Guangzhou, among other VIP service, which decreases them, among other baggage handling. For unaccompanied children between five and twelve years and for seniors over 60 years there is also a special escort service.
• Lounges: The Guangzhou airport has several lounges, such as the First Class Lounge in Terminal national and Easy Boarding VIP lounge in the international terminal.
• Luggage: For baggage handling Special rules apply. Pieces of luggage weighing over 50 kilograms or dimensions of 50x75x90 centimeters to more than basically on the third floor of the departure hall are reported, as these pieces of baggage must always be subjected to a separate control.
• Post: In the airport there is also a post office, which is open eight hours a day.

Baggage sorting

The airport has the most advanced automated baggage sorting system in the world ( as of 2010). It can handle up to 10,000 bags per minute, it takes 4 minutes from the order until arrival at the trolley. If passengers do not go for some reason on board, the system can locate the associated piece of luggage just in a maximum of five minutes. The plant was to the Asian Games in 2010 and the Asian Para Games, built up with the original baggage handling system was incorporated in 2004. Furthermore, 18 additional check-in counters and conveyors were installed. Thus the number of check-in counters has increased to 182. Also, six new X-ray machines were installed.

Airlines and destinations

Thanks to its compatibility with almost 30 types of aircraft, the airport had almost from the beginning relationships with 33 airlines and more than 110 compounds.

Passenger transport

Guangzhou is served by 43 national and international airlines. China Southern Airlines operates 29 % of all outgoing routes from Guangzhou. One of the biggest airlines include in addition to China Southern Airlines: Aeroflot, Air China, Air France, Air Asia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

One of the biggest goals include: Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Taipei, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Cairo, Los Angeles, Sydney, Shanghai, Dubai, Amsterdam and Paris, with Paris and Amsterdam in a code-sharing Agreement between China Southern and Air France (the former ) and China Southern and KLM are served. 56 % of the targets are located within China. Much of it goes to Beijing. Most international destinations are located in Germany with seven destinations: Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Berlin and Munich. The Los Angeles Airport and the New York - John F. Kennedy Airport will be served as the only airports in the entire American continent. In total, over 85 destinations are served in more than 22 countries.

Air freight

In the air cargo industry, the airport is served by many airlines. These include: Asiana Cargo, China Airlines Cargo, China Postal Airlines, China Southern Cargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo, EVA Air Cargo, Korean Air Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Malaysia Airlines Kargo, Saudi Arabian Airlines, UPS Airlines, FedEx Express and Yangtze River Express.

FedEx Asia -Pacific hub

The U.S. Air Mail Line FedEx operates at Guangzhou airport, for its Asia -Pacific hub in the eastern part of the airport. It was opened on 6 February 2009 and is the largest FedEx hub outside the USA. The construction was announced 2005 final. It replaces the former Asia -HUB at Manila airport in the Philippines, as the Chinese market is larger than the entire südostasische according to the company. Former HUB was opened in 1996 and was closed with the opening of new hubs in Guangzhou. FedEx has invested a total of over 150 million U.S. dollars in the construction of the turnstile. It should be " will create the largest trading centers in the world " to provide customers a fast connection and " strengthen the commitment and leadership in the Chinese market ." For this purpose, it should also help the nearby high-tech company, to spread to the global market. Construction took over the company mainly Ghafari.

A joint study by China's Development Research Commission and Campbell -Hill Aviation Group in the United States believed that China's economic volume increases by $ 11 billion in 2010, up to 63 billion dollars in 2020. Thus China will be the key factor to the global economy. It is expected that the volume of air freight from Asia to Europe / USA will increase annually over the next 20 years by about 9.5%. The opening of the HUBs allowed FedEx also have access to China's regional air freight business.

The hub has a total area of 63 hectares. It can handle up to 35,000 items per hour and employs approximately 800 employees. At the opening took place from there 136 flights per week. The apron can accommodate 26 machines of the type MD -11F or A310 ( can be extended by 13 to 39 seats) and for four commuter category airplanes ( can be extended by seven to eleven). In addition, the HUB has sorting systems, a warehouse area, Custom House, a private tower - a first for an air freight company in China -, a private security service, 16 high-speed packet sorting belts and seven conveyors. In the future, the staff also changing rooms, showers and a canteen are provided. In addition, the HUB provides delivery services for next working day in 20 Asian cities. This provides a connection to the global route network of FedEx in over 220 countries. A MD -11F landed the first press in the new HUB February 6, 2009 at 11:09 coming from Paris.

Incidents

At the new airport there has been no incident. Only one coming from Guangzhou cargo plane from FedEx with the registration N526FE crashed on November 23, 2009 at Tokyo Narita Airport. As documented surveillance video, hit the machine when landing initially twice violently on the runway, overturned and caught fire. Both pilots lost their lives. The accident seems to have similarities with similar MD-11 accidents in the past.

Trivia

• The airport was honored by the World Health Organization as "International sanitary airport ".
• The airport is, thanks to its management system from Unisys, the smartest in the world. The lighting in the terminal automatically adapts to the number of passengers and the air conditioner automatically adjusts the temperature. It offers the airport staff and passengers important information about the flights and their position.
• The airport has the largest hangar on the Chinese mainland. It has an area of ​​96,000 square meters and can accommodate a maximum of four Boeing 777 Its cost amounts to 108.43 million U.S. dollars. The airport also has the largest cargo terminal in mainland China with a total area of ​​10,000 square meters.