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HONG KONG International airport

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GUANGZHOU International airport

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MACAU International airport

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SHENZHEN International airport
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ZHUHAI airport
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macau airport looks the most interesting

Exactly, there are Five International Airports...

I love Guangzhou's airport. I'll be sure to fly there someday.

Where do airlines in Zhuhai fly to that are international?

Guangzhou Baiyun is already undergoing a massive expansion project, and Shenzen is replacing its passenger facilities with a midfield terminal and second runway, similar to Baiyun's and CLK's layout. :yes:

Any construction photos?

I didn't know that Zhuhai Airport had international flights too... What about Dongguan? Does it have a big airport?

Zhuhai Airport will be managed by HKIA :http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9499693&postcount=448

It has been severely underused and prompted calls to curb airport growth in the region. There is simply too much capacity for such a small area, and Zhuhai doens't have the population or business to sustain their international airport.

I'm gonna have to fly to these one day, maybe if I ever get to Hong Kong, i'll take a few flights around these, they look like great airports

Air Macau actually flies between Macau and Shenzhen. The flight time across the river is about 40 minutes.

I didn't know that Zhuhai Airport had international flights too... What about Dongguan? Does it have a big airport?

Dongguan doesnot have a airport yet. shenzhen International airport is pretty close to dongguan.

It takes forty minutes from Macau to Shenzhen? That's really long!

It takes forty minutes from Macau to Shenzhen? That's really long!

Likely ATC or flight path issues. As the crow flies, I don't think it would take more than 30 mins. I remember flying from the old GZ airport to the old Kai Tak airport, and it was only a 30 min flight. Taxiing probably takes longer than the flight, LOL.

IMO, it's going to be an interesting competition between GZ airport and HKG. I seem to recall Fedex is setting up their hub at Baiyun. And the air terminal, when fully built out will be able to handle something like 80m passengers annually.

I was pretty disappointed when I flew into Baiyun tho. They have a ways to go to catch up to HKG in terms of organization, retail strategy and overall efficiency.

baiyun looks so cool! i never knew the airport was so... wow =O!

HKIA is undoubtedly the most beautiful airport. BaiyunPort is almost as spectacular. However, HKIA is way, way ahead in terms of service. Last October, we were stalled at Baiyun for several hours because of our visa, only to find out that it was the immigration officer's fault.

Zhuhai's airport is barely operational due to underuse, and I doubt theres any international flights going in there mostly domestics. Only 2 out of the 5 airports listed above are major ones, HKIA and GZ.

Macau is a major transit airport for Taiwanese passengers while Shenzhen tried to lure Hong Kong travelers going to the mainland with cheaper flights, but even that hasn't taken off too much due to excessive travel time to get to Shenzhen's airport.

That's interesting. How many Taiwanese passengers fly into PRC each year? Do they use Macau more than HKG?

That's interesting. How many Taiwanese passengers fly into PRC each year? Do they use Macau more than HKG?
There is a timing difference between the two sets of data. However, it gives a good idea how the two stack up.

Macau
http://www.mac.gov.tw/english/english/macpolicy/macao05.pdf

According to the Immigration Office of the National Police Agency under the Ministry of Inmterior, the number of Taiwanese visitors to Macau from Jan - Nov 2004 exceeded 915,000. In addition, over 60% of passengers at Macau International Airport traveled via Taiwan-Macao related routes. In 2003, more than 490,000 entered Macau International Airport, accounting for 76.6% of all incoming passengers. From Jan - Oct 2004, the number of passengers entering Macau International Airport was 500,685, accounting for 73.57% of all incoming passengers.


Hong Kong
http://www.tdctrade.com/econforum/sc/sc001004.htm

In 1999, about 920,000 Taiwanese visitors who visited Hong Kong also went into China.

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Visitor numbers from Taiwan grew by 2.7% to 2,130,565 in 2005, with an increase in leisure traffic not only offsetting the decline in same-day in-town business arrivals who continue to take advantage of direct ferry services from SkyPier to Pearl River Delta destinations, but also resulting in 2.7% growth of overnight visitors from the island.

shenzhen international airport new terminal.

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^^
Nice one.
I've flown to three of these airports (HKG, CAN, MFM) and I like HKG the most by far. Baiyun is a pretty nice airport as well!
I'll probably use SZX this autumn as well when flying from PVG to Hong Kong, since the flights are usually much cheaper to SZX than to HK. The KCR ride from Shenzhen to HK is really a breeze.

I've been to Macau and Hong Kong Int airports

Landing in macau is like landing in the ocean since the runway is a strip of reclaimed land.

Go macau!

^Wow, the new Shenzhen airport looks like it's going to be huge!

shenzhen international airport new terminal.

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Wow, so that'll give us three gorgeous humungous airports in the Pearl River Delta!

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^^Is it the model of the winning proposal? Thx.

^^Is it the model of the winning proposal? Thx.
should be...

WOW that is an amazing airport

I've been to Hong Kongs airport and seen Macaus. Hong Kong airport is stunning!!

Wow, that is a Beautiful design. I hope that's what they're going to build. Looks elegant and efficient.