By 218, there are ten airports in Guangdong Province.
1. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is located in Huadong Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou, with a linear distance of about 28 kilometers from Haizhu Square in the center of Guangzhou. The airport covers an area of 15 square kilometers. The two parallel runways in the flight area of the first phase of the project are designed according to the 4E standard, and the terminal area is designed to meet the requirements of 25 million passengers in 21. Among them, the first-phase terminal building of the new airport covers an area of 32, square meters, which is the largest of all airport terminals in China, and all facilities and equipment in the building have reached the international advanced level.
At present, Baiyun Airport has established business relations with 33 airlines, and has opened more than 11 routes, reaching more than 1 cities at home and abroad, and supporting nearly 3 types of aircraft. It is the base airport of China Southern Airlines Group and Shenzhen Airlines.
2. Shenzhen Baoan International Airport
Shenzhen Baoan International Airport (formerly known as Shenzhen Huangtian International Airport) is an international airport located in Fuyong Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China. It was opened in 1991 and is a modern airport with combined sea, land and air transport. At present, it has 17 international and domestic routes, which can reach more than 8 domestic and international cities and regions. It is one of the important air transport bases in the Pearl River Delta of China.
3. Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
is located in Denggang Town, Rongcheng District, Jieyang City, in the center of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou, that is, the center of Chaoshan area. The airport is 28.5 kilometers away from Shantou and 24 kilometers away from Chaozhou. Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is the third largest airport in Guangdong Province.
iv. Yuexi International Airport
Yuexi International Airport (under construction) is a regional hub airport in western Guangdong, and its project scale is one of the four major international airports in Guangdong, which are planned according to 4E in the long term and built according to 4D standards in the near future.
V. Shantou Waisha International Airport
Shantou Airport is located in longhu district, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, 11.4 kilometers away from Shantou city center. The airport is 4D-rated and the runway is 25m long, which can take off and land medium-sized aircraft such as B757 and A32. The terminal covers an area of 23, square meters, the apron covers an area of 72, square meters, and there are 11 parking spaces (four of which are boarding bridge seats). The airport is equipped with advanced equipment and facilities such as instrument landing system, navigation aid lighting system and meteorological Doppler radar according to the national second-class standard, which can take off and land aircraft 24 hours a day. The company now operates 21 domestic, international and regional routes, 25 navigable cities, and about 43 inbound and outbound flights every day
6. Meizhou Airport
Meizhou Airport (Meixian Airport) is located in Gangji, the triangle town of Meijiang District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, 4km away from the urban center. The flight zone of the airport is classified as 4C, with advanced equipment such as Class I instrument landing system, one-way Class I approach lighting system, omnidirectional beacon system, satellite communication receiving system and weather radar. Since 1987, Meizhou Airport has continuously strengthened infrastructure construction, invested a lot of money and improved various supporting facilities, which has played an important role in ensuring flight safety, and achieved good results in flight safety and accident-free for 25 years since the establishment of Xingning Station.
VII. Huizhou Airport
Huizhou Pingtan Airport, commonly known as' Huizhou Airport' and' Pingtan Airport', is located in Pingtan Town, Huiyang District, Huizhou City.
Huizhou Airport opened its civil aviation service in 1985; In 22, the civil aviation service was stopped and changed to a military airport; In 27, Huizhou City and Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation framework agreement on the development and construction of Pingtan Airport in Huizhou, which marked that the resumption of Huizhou Airport, which had been suspended for nearly five years, entered a substantive operation stage; On February 5, 215, it officially announced the resumption of civil aviation services. It is the tenth civil airport in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, Zhuhai Jinwan International Airport, Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport, Macau Taipa International Airport, Foshan Shati Airport, Meizhou Kedu Airport and Zhanjiang Airport.
VIII. zhuhai jinwan airport
zhuhai jinwan airport is located in Jinwan District, Zhuhai City, on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, about 35 kilometers away from the urban area. Navigation was completed in June, 1995. In the first phase, a runway and taxiway with a length of 4, meters were built, which can meet the take-off and landing of large passenger and cargo planes such as B747-4. The apron covers an area of 685, square meters, with 17 covered bridge seats and 9 remote seats. The terminal building covers an area of 91,6 square meters, and is equipped with a comprehensive hall, a waiting hall and a viewing hall, so that incoming and outgoing passengers are separated.
IX. Zhanjiang Airport
Zhanjiang Airport is located in the western suburbs of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, formerly known as Xiting Airport, 5 kilometers away from Zhanjiang city center. Zhanjiang Airport is the only civil airport in western Guangdong. It was opened to traffic in 1952, and the expansion project broke ground in 1995. It was accepted and put into use in October 1997. Zhanjiang Airport covers an area of 3, mu, with a flight zone grade of 4D and a runway length of 2,4 meters, which can meet the requirements for the take-off and landing of aircraft under Boeing 757. The airport currently has 6 domestic routes and 2 international regional routes, and has opened a direct charter flight to Hong Kong.
X. Foshan Shadi Airport
Foshan Shadi Airport, commonly known as' Foshan Airport' and' Shadi Airport', located in Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, is China United Airlines Guangdong Base Airport and one of the top ten civil airports in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The airport was founded in 1954; Civil aviation service was first opened in 1988; From 22 to 29, civil aviation services were stopped and changed to military airports because the military was not allowed to do business; In 29, the civil aviation service was resumed and changed to a military-civilian airport. The resumption of Shati Airport is mainly to alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand caused by the shortage of airspace resources in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, so China United Airlines once again exclusively uses Foshan Shati Airport, which has been suspended for seven years. Shadi Airport is the smallest civil aviation airport in China because it is a military-civilian airport and its construction is restricted.
Extended information
Guangdong, whose name evolved from Lingnan East Road and Guangnan East Road, is called "Guangdong" for short. Guangzhou, the provincial capital, is a coastal province at the southern tip of Chinese mainland. Located in the south of Nanling and on the coast of the South China Sea, it borders Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and faces Hainan across the sea. It has jurisdiction over 21 prefecture-level cities (including 2 sub-provincial cities) and 119 county-level administrative regions (6 municipal districts, 2 county-level cities, 36 counties and 3 autonomous counties).
Guangdong is an important inheritance place of Lingnan culture, which has a unique style in language, customs, living habits, history and culture. Cantonese, Hakka and Min languages are widely spoken in Guangdong, and the centers of both Cantonese and Hakka dialects are in Guangdong. Guangdong is also the most populous province in China at present.
Guangdong is the seat of Pangu Kingdom in the South China Sea. Archaeology confirmed that Guangdong had a high degree of civilization in the pre-Qin period and was one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Guangdong is the southern gate of China, and is located at the shipping hub of the South China Sea. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Guangdong ancestors have embarked on the road of communication with the rest of the world through the sea, becoming the earliest birthplace of the Maritime Silk Road. After the reform and opening up, Guangdong has become the frontier of reform and opening up and the window to introduce western economy, culture and technology, and has achieved remarkable results.
since 1989, Guangdong's GDP has been ranked first in China, and it has become the largest economic province in China, accounting for 1/8 of the country's total economic output, reaching the level of upper-middle income countries and moderately developed countries. The comprehensive competitiveness of Guangdong's regional economy ranks first in the country. In 216, the number of high-tech enterprises in Guangdong reached 19,857, ranking first in the country; The number of PCT international patent applications has led the country for 15 consecutive years.
Nine cities in Guangdong Pearl River Delta will join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and become one of the four Greater Bay Area cities in the world alongside new york Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area and Tokyo Bay Area. Guangdong has formed a world-class coastal metropolitan belt led by the Pearl River Delta world-class bay area urban agglomeration, supported by the Shantou-Chaozhou urban agglomeration and the Zhanmao-Yangcheng urban belt.
Guangdong, as the largest economic province in China, ranks first among all provinces in many economic indicators. Such as regional GDP, total retail sales of social consumer goods, residents' savings deposits, patent applications, taxes, total import and export, total tourism revenue, mobile phone ownership, Internet users, total cargo transportation turnover, etc. Among them, the total import and export volume accounts for about 1/4 of the country every year; Accumulated foreign investment accounts for about 1/4 of the country. Guangdong gives full play to the advantages of being adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, deepens regional financial cooperation, and makes every effort to build a strong financial province, which has increasingly strong financial radiation to surrounding areas. Guangdong has basically formed a financial market system with currency, foreign exchange and property rights as the main body. Now we are cooperating with Hong Kong and Macao to build the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao metropolitan area.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangdong.