Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an
International Airport
深圳宝安国际机场
Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: SZX – ICAO: ZGSZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Shenzhen Airport Company Ltd.
Serves Shenzhen
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates 22°38′22″N 113°48′39″E / 22.63944°N 113.81083°E / 22.63944; 113.81083Coordinates: 22°38′22″N 113°48′39″E / 22.63944°N 113.81083°E / 22.63944; 113.81083
Website eng.szairport.com
Map
SZX

Location within Guangdong

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,400 11,155 Concrete
16/34 3,800 12,467 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 39,721,800
Cargo 1,013,100 tonnes
Aircraft movements 305,400
Source: Shenzhen International Airport[2]
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Traditional Chinese 深圳寶安國際機場
Simplified Chinese 深圳宝安国际机场

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (Chinese: 深圳宝安国际机场; formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of the city center. It is a hub for Shenzhen Airlines and Shenzhen Donghai Airlines and for cargo airline SF Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. The airport also serves as an Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS Airlines.[1] The airport is undergoing major expansion with a second runway completed and opened in 2011 and a new terminal which opened in 2013.

It is one of the three largest airport hubs serving the Pearl River Delta urbanised area in southern China, alongside Hong Kong International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The airport also has direct ferry routes to Hong Kong International Airport, where passengers can transit without going through immigration and custom checks, akin to transit between two flights.[3]

In comparison with Hong Kong International Airport, Shenzhen International Airport offers greater connectivity to domestic Chinese cities at cheaper ticket prices. For international travelers, the lack of long-haul air connections outside of Asia and the relatively poorer service in English are two major disadvantages.

History

The airport was opened on 12 October 1991. It occupies an area of 10.8 km2. Its original runway is 3400 m long and 45 m wide, and it has 53 parking spaces on its apron. Handling as few as 5 services a day upon opening, it grew rapidly, necessitating the construction of a second domestic terminal.

Shenzhen airport handled 26,713,610 passengers in 2010, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making it the fifth busiest in China. The airport was also China's 4th busiest and world's 24th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic, registering 947,150 tonnes of freight in the year to September 2014. In terms of passenger movements, Shenzhen airport was the 5th busiest airport in China in 2015.

Former Terminals

These terminals covered an area of 152,000 sq meters and consisting of 24 jetways.[5] The International Terminal D was opened in December 2008. It had no air gates of its own, just airside bus service to distant positions around the airport.

"Terminal 3"(Current Terminal)

At the beginning of 2008 the 1.6 km long new terminal commenced being built. This new terminal building was called "Terminal 3" from the beginning of construction until its formal opening. Soon after the decision of the closure of Terminals A, B and D, "Terminal 3" was renamed as it was the only Terminal building in operation.

Architect: Massimiliano Fuksas, Rome; Structure, Facade and Parametric Design: Knippers Helbig, Stuttgart. The terminal was opened on 28 November 2013 after 4 years of construction and planning.

Terminal

The new terminal is divided into three parts: a main building and two large corridors — 1,050 meters long and 650 meters wide — that form a cross shape. The new terminal is three times the size of former Terminals A and B, with 450,000 square meters of floor space, 62 boarding gates and the ability to accommodate any type of plane in the world. The main building has four floors above ground and two floors underground. A connecting Ground Transport Center adjoins the terminal to the south. The main building's third floor is the waiting area for domestic and international flights, which depart from the east wing.


Ground Transportation Center

The baggage areas of Terminal C are short walks away from the Ground Transportation Center (GTC), where passengers can take buses, taxis and Shenzhen Metro trains. The transportation center offers local and long-distance bus services on the first floor, with taxi and Airport Express Shuttle 330 bus services on the second floor. The underground floor connects with Airport Station on Metro Line 11. Bus M416 also provides a shuttle service to Hourui Station on Line 1.

Airlines and Destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Frankfurt,[6] Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hefei, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Wuhan
Air China
operated by Dalian Airlines 		Dalian, Nanjing, Surabaya
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu, Liuzhou
China Airlines Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan[7]
China Eastern Airlines Changzhou, Dali, Dalian, Hohhot, Jinggangshan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Yantai, Yongzhou
China Southern Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[8] Baotou, Beijing–Capital, Bijie, Changchun, Changde, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dandong, Denpasar/Bali, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guangyuan, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Huaihua, Huangshan, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta,[9] Jeju, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Luoyang, Luzhou, Meixian, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nanyang, Ningbo, Osaka–Kansai,[10] Phuket, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Sydney,[11] Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xingyi, Xining, Yanji, Yiwu, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zunyi
China Southern Airlines
operated by Chongqing Airlines 		Chongqing
China United Airlines Beijing–Nanyuan, Fuyang, Rizhao, Shijiazhuang
Donghai Airlines Changchun, Dalian, Haikou, Hailar, Harbin, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang
Hainan Airlines Auckland (begins 31 December 2016),[12] Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chiang Mai (begins 15 December 2016),[13] Chongqing, Dalian, Da Nang,[14] Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jiamusi, Jinan, Kashgar, Lanzhou, Longyan, Kunming, Nanjing, Nha Trang (begins 18 December 2016),[15] Ningbo, Phuket (begins 17 December 2016),[16] Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Xining, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou
Hebei Airlines Shijiazhuang
Juneyao Airlines Beihai, Guiyang, Shanghai–Hongqiao
Kunming Airlines Kunming
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Lion Air Seasonal Charter:Manado[17]
Loong AirHangzhou, Harbin, Xuzhou
Lucky Air Kunming
Okay Airways Haikou, Nanning, Tianjin, Wuyishan
Malaysia Airlines Penang (Begins 17 August 2017 subject to slot availability) [18]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai, Wenzhou
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jeju, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 8 December 2016),[19] Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Manzhouli, Mianyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Osaka–Kansai, Panzhihua, Phuket, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Quzhou, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tengchong, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita,[20] Urumqi, Wanzhou, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Xining, Yangzhou, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yichun, Yinchuan, Yuncheng, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing, Wanzhou, Xi'an
Spring Airlines Changchun, Hangzhou, Harbin, Huai'an, Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Siem Reap, Tianjin, Tongliao, Yancheng, Zhangjiakou
SilkAir Singapore
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
Tibet Airlines Chengdu
Tigerair Singapore
Uni Air Taichung, Taipei–Taoyuan
West Air Chongqing, Jinan, Nanjing, Zhengzhou
Xiamen Airlines Changchun, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Nanning, Quanzhou, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Xiamen

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
China Airlines CargoTaipei–Taoyuan[21]
China Cargo AirlinesShanghai–Pudong
China Southern Cargo Beijing–Capital
Donghai AirlinesChengdu, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai–Pudong
Eva Air CargoTaipei–Taoyuan
FedEx ExpressAnchorage
Lufthansa CargoFrankfurt
SF AirlinesBeijing–Capital, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nantong, Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
TNT AirwaysLiège
Transmile Air ServicesKuala Lumpur–International
Uni-Top AirlinesKuala Lumpur-International
UPS AirlinesAnchorage, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cologne/Bonn, Dubai–International, Kuala Lumpur–International, Mumbai, Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Incheon, Singapore
Yangtze River ExpressClark, Dhaka, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

Other facilities

Corporate headquarters of Shenzhen Airlines

Shenzhen Airlines is headquartered on the grounds of the airport.[22] Jade Cargo International was headquartered on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[23] Shenzhen Donghai Airlines has its head office in the Shenzhen Airlines facility on the airport property.[24]

SF Airlines has its headquarters in the No.1 Freight Depot of the International Shipping Center.[25]

Ground transport

Regular bus and minibus services links the Airport with the rest of the city. Intercity bus services to some other nearby cities such as Hong Kong and Dongguan are also available.

Local taxis, and often some taxis from Dongguan, can pick up passengers there from three designated waiting areas. These will have the capacity to handle 21 taxi cabs picking up passengers simultaneously.[26]

Metro / rail

Airport Station

Airport Station on Line 11 provides eastbound service from the airport via Bao'an and Nanshan to Futian Station, connecting with Futian Railway Station High Speed Rail services, and westbound service via Fuyong, Shajing and Songgang to Bitou.

There are also shuttle services connecting with Line 1 of the Shenzhen Metro. Non-stopping service M416 runs between Hourui Station and the new terminal.

In the future, Shenzhen–Maoming Railway, Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Line 20 (Dongguan Rail Transit Line 2) and Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Express Railway are planned to stop here.

Ferry

Fuyong Ferry Pier

Fast ferries are available to Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau plus to the Skypier Ferry Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport via the nearby Fuyong Pier. Free shuttle buses connect the Pier and the Airport.

Direct services to Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were suspended because the Terminals A & B's long distance from the ferry terminal made it unpopular for commuters. However, with the opening of Terminal C, direct services may be resumed because it is much closer.

Airport express shuttle bus

Airport Express Shuttle 330 bus at west square of Shenzhen Railway Station

Main shuttle bus service is provided with "330" branded buses. These are located on the western side of the Ground Transportation Center. Two major routes are served, 330 from the airport to the west square of Shenzhen Railway Station, with 3 stops along the way. From the city to the airport is from Hualian Mansion building (Exit B of Science Museum Station), direct to the airport. City Terminal check-in services are available for some airlines inside the Hualian Mansion.

The other route, 330B runs from the airport to Longgang City Terminal in Longgang district.

A future service connecting the airport with Shenzhen North Railway Station is expected to start when the new Terminal 3 opens as part of 5 new major airport express shuttle buses.[26]

Cross-border bus

Buses currently run mostly via Shenzhen Bay Control Point to many destinations across Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories.

New City Terminal of Shenzhen Airport opens in Hong Kong, (23 March 2010).[27]

Coach service is provided by Trans Island Limousine Service Ltd serving SZIA and Hong Kong, including Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, Mong Kok (Prince Edward), Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong International Airport.

A direct coach service, operated by Chinalink Bus Company, is available at Elements Mall in Hong Kong. Passengers may check-in for their flights at the bus terminal but luggage must still be carried to the airport by the passengers. The service operates from Kowloon Station on the Airport Express (MTR) line direct to the Shenzhen International airport.[28]

Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge

The planned Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge will directly connect Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta with the city of Zhongshan on the western side.

It will consist of a series of bridges and tunnels and will cut travel time from Shenzhen to Zhongshan to less than 30 minutes. Construction of the proposed 51 km eight-lane link is scheduled to start in 2015, with completion scheduled for 2021.

See also

References

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  24. ↑ "联系我们." Shenzhen Donghai Airlines. Retrieved on 24 February 2014. "Address:Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen Airlines. Post code：518128" – Chinese address: "地址：深圳市宝安区宝安国际机场航站四路3009号东海航空基地 邮政编码:518128"
  25. ↑ "Contact Us." SF Airlines. Retrieved on 24 February 2014. "SF Airlines Co., Ltd. Address: No.1 Freight Depot, International Shipping Center of Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518128, P.R.C." – Chinese address: "地 址：中国广东省深圳市宝安国际机场国际货运中心1号货站 邮 编：518128"
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