PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport
China's principal gateway, northeast of Beijing, expanded repeatedly as the country opened up. Among the busiest airports in the world.
The airport
- City
- Beijing
- Country/region
- China
- Runway
- 2,500 m
- Slots
- 90
- Open
- 1958 onwards
- International flights
- Accepted
- Playable in
- China Reform & Opening · China Reform to Modern · East Asia Open Skies · China Modern
Its 2,500 m runway takes 123 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Airbus A330-900.
About Beijing
China's capital, in the north of the country, and the political centre of the world's most populous nation. Government and state enterprise business dominate its traffic.
Population about 19,600,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
Beijing is a business market: its traffic comes from companies and connections rather than from holidays, which rewards frequency over seat count.