Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

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The Shenzhen Baoan International Airport (Chinese深圳 宝安 国际 机场, Pinyin Shenzhen Bǎo'ān Guoji Jīchǎng, formerly Shenzhen Huang Tian Airport, IATA code SZX, ICAO code ZGSZ ) is located in Bao'an District of Shenzhen, Guangdong in the People's Republic of China.

He is with 151,000 flights annually the fourth largest airport of mainland China to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Even when the airfreight he heard annually among the 30 largest in the world with more than 500,000 tons.

The airport was opened on 12 October 1991. The area of the airport is 10.8 km ². A special feature of the airport is that it combines the location on the Pearl River Delta air, sea and land transport. It is located next to the Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway and also to the Fuyong Ferry Terminal.

Airlines and destinations

The airport is not served Stand November 2013 directly from German speaking countries. It is the home airport based in Shenzhen China Shenzhen Airlines and freight airline Jade Cargo International, a cooperation of Shenzhen Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo AG and DEG - German Investment and Development Company. In addition, the Lufthansa Technik at the site is represented with a repair and maintenance center for the Asian region.

Extension

The airport is from the spring of 2008, at a second, south west parallel runway 3800 meters long and 1.6 km long futuristic Terminal 3 extended ( Architect: Massimiliano Fuksas, structure, facade and Parametric Design: Knippers Helbig ).

The terminal and the runway on a reclaimed from the sea by polder area was completed in 2013. The capacity of the airport is expected to increase by this extension at around 40 million passengers a year.

Model of the new Terminal 3

Model Photo: Parametric developed structural and facade

Construction of Terminal 3 in October 2008

Progress of construction in October 2009

Progress in August 2011

Progress in September 2012

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