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List of the busiest airports in China

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List of the busiest airports in China
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China's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the 100 busiest airports in Mainland China according to the number of total passengers, including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the official register yearly since 2000. The data here presented are provided by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and these statistics do not include the results for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, or the country of Taiwan, ROC. Both Hong Kong and Macau have their own civil aviation regulators (the Civil Aviation Department and the Civil Aviation Authority respectively); Taiwan also has its own civil aviation regulator (the Aviation Safety Council).

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Map of all airports in mainland China with regular scheduled commercial flights, according to their 2017 total passenger throughput. Airports with >10 mil passengers labeled.
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Busiest airports in mainland China in 2007, with airports with >10 mil passengers labeled.
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Busiest airports in mainland China in 1997, with airports with >10 mil passengers labeled.

The lists are presented in chronological order starting from the latest year. The number of total passengers is measured in persons and includes any passenger that arrives or departs from, or transits through, every airport in the country. The number of total aircraft movements is measured in airplane-times and includes the departures and arrivals of any kind of aircraft in schedule or charter conditions. The number of total cargo movements in metric tonnes and includes all the movements of cargo and mail that arrives or departs from the airport.

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At a glance

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2020s

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2022 final statistics

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Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is the latest addition as an important airport project in China. In 2022 the airport was the 20th busiest airport by passenger traffic and the busiest in Shandong Province.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2022 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to CAAC statistics.[1]

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2021 final statistics

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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport was inaugurated in June 2021 as the second international airport serving Chengdu, Sichuan province and appeared in the 2021 ranking as the 47th busiest airport by passenger traffic.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2021 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to CAAC statistics.[2]

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2020 final statistics

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In a very uncommon year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport became not just the busiest airport in China by passenger traffic, but also the busiest airport in the world.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2020 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to CAAC statistics.[3]

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2010s

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2019 final statistics

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Beijing Daxing International Airport opened to the public in September 2019, and that year appeared as the 53rd busiest airport.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2019 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to CAAC statistics.[4]

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2018 final statistics

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Beijing Capital International Airport, the busiest airport by passenger traffic in China and the second busiest airport in the world, hit the milestone of 100 million annual passengers for the first time in 2018, becoming the second airport worldwide to do so.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2018 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to CAAC statistics.[5]

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2017 final statistics

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Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport, No. 84 in the top 100 of 2017, completes the list of Chinese airports that reached more than one million passengers per year. China is the second largest civil aviation market in the world after the United States.
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Six new airports entered the top 100 of busiest Chinese airports by passenger traffic, being Huizhou Pingtan Airport the busiest between the newcomers in 2017

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2017 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC.[6]

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2016 final statistics

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport is currently China's busiest and the world's third busiest airport by cargo traffic. It is also the country's second busiest airport by passenger traffic, reaching the world's top ten airports in this category for the first time in 2016.
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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport was the fastest growing airport among the country's top 30 airports in 2016

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2016 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[7]

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2015 final statistics

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Kunming Changshui International Airport, opened on June 28, 2012, has replaced Wujiaba Airport, and since then it has been growing steady. The airport reached the world's top 50 busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2015 for the first time.
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The best performance between China's top 100 airports in 2015 was Weihai Dashuibo Airport, more than doubling their numbers of passengers and aircraft traffic since 2014.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2015 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[8]

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2014 final statistics

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As of 2014 there are 11 airports with more than 20 million passengers yearly. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport was the most recent airport to achieve this goal that year.
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Mianyang Nanjiao Airport is not between China's top 50 busiest airports by passengers nor freight, but is one of the country's top 10 busiest airports by aircraft movements, reaching a record high in 2014.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2014 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[9]

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2013 final statistics

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Tianjin Binhai International Airport grew at double digit numbers in 2013. The airport reached 10 million passengers and 100,000 aircraft movements in 2013, and today is the 20th busiest airport in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2013 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[10]

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2012 final statistics

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Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport wins importance as cargo hub. Henan's main airport grew 47% in cargo movements in 2012.
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Luoyang Beijiao Airport, serving one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, is one of the busiest airports by aircraft movements, but in 2012 it was also the fastest growing between China's top 100 in passenger traffic

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2012 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[11]

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2011 final statistics

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In 2011, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport received over three million passengers more than in 2010. That year the airport surpassed Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport to become the ninth busiest in China, a position that has maintain since then
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Huai'an Lianshui Airport was the best performer between the top 100 in passenger traffic, aircraft movements and cargo increase in 2011.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2011 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[12]

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2010 final statistics

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Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport has entered the top forty busiest airports in China in 2010, registering a record growth of 106%. Since then the airport growth has been without changes in the airport ranking.
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Daqing Sartu Airport, serving the "Oil Capital of China" (Wang Jinxi Memorial pictured), was the best performer during 2010, being the airport inaugurated in 2009.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2010 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[13]

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2000s

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2009 final statistics

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Shenzhen Baoan International Airport is sixth Chinese airport by passenger traffic and the fourth busiest by cargo movements.
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Although almost all the airports in China are continually growing in passenger traffic, Ordos Ejin Horo Airport was the only one in the top 50 that experienced a reduction in its passenger flow in 2013 (-4%).

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2009 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[14]

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2008 final statistics

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Amazing performance of Beijing Nanyuan Airport in 2013. Although the airport will be closed when the new mega-airport in Beijing will open in 2018, Nanyuan continues to grow and last year jumped four position from 42nd to the 38th busiest airport in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2008 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[15]

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2007 final statistics

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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport strengthened its position as the eight busiest airport in China. In 2013 the airport surpassed the 25-million passenger mark.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2007 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[16]

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2006 final statistics

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Haikou Meilan International Airport was once one of the busiest airports in China by passenger traffic (ranked 8 in 2003), but it has experienced a decline in the passenger flow. However, in 2013 Haikou Airport stopped the continuing fall of positions and keep steady at the number 21 of the busiest airports in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2006 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[17]

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2005 final statistics

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And China's 100th airport by passenger traffic is the relatively new Datong Yungang Airport, receiving almost 360,000 passengers yearly.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2005 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[18]

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2004 final statistics

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2004 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[19]

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2003 final statistics

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2003 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[20]

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2002 final statistics

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2002 was the last year Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport was ranked as the country's third busiest by passenger traffic. Since then, the airport has maintained a stable growth but it has been surpassed by other airports including Shanghai Pudong Airport as the busiest in Shanghai city.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2002 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[21]

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2001 final statistics

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2001 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[22]

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2000 final statistics

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2000 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[23]

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