1974, Tianjin Airport was designated as the alternate airport of Capital Airport.
In April, 1979, seven departure routes were opened, ending the long-term situation of stopping as a route. Passenger traffic in that year 12700, cargo and mail traffic 1806 tons.
In 2002 1990, Tianjin Airport became the second largest international airport in North China after the Capital Airport, and the flight area reached 4E level.
1996 5438+00 In June, Tianjin Airport was upgraded to an international scheduled flight airport by the State Council, and later renamed as "Tianjin Binhai International Airport". Tianjin Binhai International Airport has attracted four airlines, namely Air China Tianjin Branch, Xinhua Airlines, China Eastern General Aviation and Postal Airlines, to settle here with good headroom and traffic conditions, advanced facilities and excellent service, with civil passenger and cargo aircraft 16 and general and postal aircraft 15.
In 2007, the first phase of the expansion project was completed, and the new terminal of Tianjin Airport was put into use at 0: 00 on April 28, 2008, replacing the old terminal for passenger transport. The new terminal is designed as a corridor, with a main building area of116000m2, a maximum building height of 43m, a single-storey building area of 50,000m2, a total area of 250,000m2, a passenger throughput of170,000 passengers and a cargo and mail throughput of 500,000-600,000 tons. There are 60 check-in counters, 6 self-service check-in machines, 17 security check-in channel and 19 boarding bridge.
Runway 20 10 is open to traffic, and it is one of the few large airports with two runways in China.
After 20 10, continue the second phase expansion project.
2065438+By the end of June 2004, the second terminal of Tianjin Airport will be completed. If T2 Terminal and T 1 Terminal, which cover an area of 248,000 square meters, are operated at the same time, the travel needs of 25-50 million passengers can be met every year. Of course, how to coordinate the operation of the two terminals in the future is also a huge challenge for Tianjin Airport. On August 28th, 20 14, t 2 Station and Tianjin Metro Line 2 Airport Extension Line were put into operation at the same time. T 1 Terminal mainly guarantees international flights, while T2 Terminal mainly guarantees domestic flights, which can meet the demand of 25 million passengers in 2020.