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Airport Code: PEK (IATA)
Zip Code: 100621
Airport Inquiry Tel: 010-64541111 & 010-64541100
Located in Shunyi District, Beijing Capital International Airport is about 25.35 km (14 miles) northeast from the Tiananmen Square, center of the city. It is not only a window for international communication, but also a radial center of China domestic civil aviation, with most important location, biggest scale, fullest facilities and busiest transportation in China.
Under the administrative control of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), it was officially opened on March 2nd 1958, and was expanded twice in 1980 and 1999, with the development of civil aviation business and the increasing volume of passenger and cargo transportation, it was expanded in large scale. At present, 66 domestic and foreign airline companies are participating in the operational business, including 11 domestic companies and 55 foreign companies. More than 5,000 scheduled flights are available to 88 cities in China and 69 cities abroad. See Beijing Flight Schedules
Beijing Capital Airport owns three terminals Terminal 1 especially for the domestic flights of Hainan Airlines Group (HNA Group), Terminal 2 mainly for the international flights of China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Chongqing Airlines and Hainan Airlines, as well as Terminal 3 also for the international flights of Air China, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Star Alliance.
Terminal 1: Opened on 1st January in 1980, it takes and an area of 60,000 square meters (15 acres), having 10 gates in total. It was the only terminal of the airport until in 1999 when Terminal 2 was opened. There after, it was closed twice in 1999 until 2004, and then in 2008 for renovation. It now can serve 60 flights daily and 1,500 passengers at peak hours, with auxiliary facilities of the 4E standards required by International Civil Aviation Organization.
Terminal 2: Opened on November 01st in 1999, it covers an area of 336,000 square meters (83 acres), equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Terminal 2 is able to handle 26,500,000 passengers yearly and 9,210 passengers at peak hours. It serves for both domestic and international flights.
Terminal 3: Put into use on 29th and 26th February in 2008 at two phases, it is one of the world's largest enclosed spaces (20 percent larger than London Heathrow Airport's five terminals combined), designed to handle an estimated 50 million visitors a year. It is also the first terminal owing three terminal buildings, two towers and three runways in China.
Since August 17, 2012 railway tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth in Beijing Capital International Airport. The rail ticket booth is located near the EXIT 9 of arrival hall on the 1st floor of T2, and another ticket booth was newly opened at the Counter No.22 of L Check-in Area in the Departure Hall on the 4th floor of T3 in November, 2012. Travelers can book pre-sale tickets within 10 days at the booths. The business hours of the booths are between 07:00 and 00:00 at midnight.
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Transportation

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Accommodation
The airport provides hotel enquiry service for passengers at the Eastern and Western Domestic Luggage Halls on F2 of T3A, the international Luggage Hall on F2 of TA3 and the Arrival Halls on F2 of T3A. There are a few hotels near the airport, including Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, Airport Garden Hotel, Capital Airport Hotel, Jinglin Hotel, Sino-Swiss Hotel and Huanyu Jinghang Hotel.
Other Airport in Beijing: Beijing Nanyuan Airport