Baiyun Airport
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
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An aerial view of Baiyun Airport, during the construction of its terminal
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Guangzhou, China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 15 m / 49 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°23′33″N 113°17′56″E / 23.39250°N 113.29889°ECoordinates: 23°23′33″N 113°17′56″E / 23.39250°N 113.29889°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | GBIA | ||||||||||||||||||
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 CAAC airport diagram |
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CAN
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Sources: Statistics from CAAC
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| Passenger volume | 59,732,147 |
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| Cargo (metric tonnes) | 1,652,214.9 |
| Aircraft movements | 435,231 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州白云国际机场 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州白雲國際機場 | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gwóngjāu Baahkwàhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng |
| Jyutping | gwong2zau1 baak6wan4 Gwok3zai3 Gei1coeng4 |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) is the major airport of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China. Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romanization Canton. Baiyun Airport serves as a hub for China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines.
In 2015, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was China's third-busiest and world's 17th-busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 55,201,915 passengers handled. As for cargo traffic, the airport was China's third-busiest and the 19th-busiest worldwide. Baiyun airport was also the third-busiest airport in China in terms of aircraft movements.
The airport is located in Guangzhou's Baiyun District and Huadu District and opened on August 5, 2004 as a replacement for the 72-year-old, identically named old airport, which is now closed. Built at a cost of 19.8 billion yuan, the new airport, is 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of downtown Guangzhou and nearly five times larger than its predecessor. "Baiyun" (白云) means "white cloud" in Chinese and refers to the Baiyun Mountain (Baiyunshan), near the former airport even though the mountain is much closer to downtown Guangzhou than it is to the new airport. It is also referred to as "New Baiyun" to distinguish it from the previous airport, but this is not a part of the official name.
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