When is the best time to go to the Capital International Airport?

The best time for the Capital International Airport: Beijing is neither too hot nor too cold in spring and autumn, with a mild climate, which is an ideal tourist season, especially in autumn, with crisp weather and pleasant climate. It is the golden Beijing praised by Chinese and foreign tourists. The best tourist months in a year are April, May, September, 65438+ 10.

Beijing is located on the northern edge of North China Plain, surrounded by mountains and seas. It belongs to a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Spring flowers, autumn moon, summer rain and winter snow have their own characteristics. The annual average temperature is 1 1.8℃, the coldest is 1.6℃, the hottest is July, and the monthly average is 26. 1℃. Beijing has shorter spring and autumn seasons and longer winter, with an average annual precipitation of 644 mm and a frost-free period of 180 days. Although the winter in Beijing is very long, the indoor heating equipment is very good and warm as spring. Because of the great temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, you should take sweaters and cotton-padded clothes when you travel to Beijing in winter.

Newspapers, radio stations and TV stations in Beijing all have weather forecast columns and explanations, so please pay attention. You can also call 859, which provides the weather forecast for the same day and the next day in Chinese and English.

But most of Beijing's tourism projects are cultural relics, scenic buildings and folk customs. These projects are not affected by the climate, and you can go to Beijing all year round. Travel agencies and restaurants in Beijing have off-season prices in winter, which can save a lot.

Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the northeast of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), 25.35 kilometers away from Tiananmen Square in the city center. It is a large-scale international airport with the most important geographical location, the largest scale, the most complete equipment and the busiest transportation and production in China. Beijing Capital International Airport is not only the air gateway and window for China's capital Beijing's foreign exchanges, but also the radiation center of China's civil aviation network.

The Capital Airport of the Civil Aviation Administration of China was officially put into use on March 2, 1958. With the development of civil aviation and the continuous growth of passenger and freight volume, the Capital Airport has been expanded on a large scale. 1 980 65438+1 October1,Terminal1with an area of 60,000 square meters, apron and parking lot in front of the building were completed and put into use. Terminal 1 takes off and lands 60 planes daily, and the peak hour passenger throughput is designed to be 1.500 passengers. After the completion of the expansion, the facilities in the flight area of the Capital Airport meet the 4E standard stipulated by ICAO.

With the steady increase in the number and density of international flights to Beijing, the terminal area of the Capital Airport was expanded again during the periods of 1995, 10+0999 and10. 1 999165438+1October1,with a building area of 336,000 square meters. Terminal 2, equipped with modern scientific and technological equipment, has been put into use. Terminal 2 can receive more than 26.5 million passengers every year, and the passenger throughput in peak hours is 92 10.

Because of its superior geographical location and complete service facilities, Beijing Capital International Airport has attracted 66 domestic and foreign airlines to operate in the Capital Airport, including domestic airlines 1 1 and 55 international airlines. There are 88 domestic navigation cities and 69 international navigation cities, and more than 5,000 scheduled flights fly from these cities to the motherland and other parts of the world every week.

At the end of 1999, Beijing Capital International Airport was reorganized and changed into Beijing Capital Airport Group Company, and inherited some non-aviation business and assets and liabilities of the original Beijing Capital International Airport. 199910/3 The State Economic and Trade Commission approved Beijing Capital International Airport as the sole sponsor and established Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. by way of sponsorship. Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. was incorporated in Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC) on June 20 14 at 5438+099965438+ 10 at 65438+May, and owns and operates Beijing Capital International Airport. In June165438+1October of the same year, Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. appointed ADP, a French airport management company, as the company's strategic consultant to provide advice and help for the development of Capital Airport into a hub airport and expand non-aviation business. On June 5, 2000, 5438+ 10, Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. issued 1 346, 1 50,000 H shares to overseas investors, and the shares were listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange of Hong Kong") on February/0/of the same year. On May 8, 20001year, with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China, the company became a foreign-invested joint-stock company with registered assets of 3846150,000 yuan. Share composition: Beijing Capital Airport Group Corporation 65%, Paris Airport Management Company (ADP)9.99%, and other public shareholders 25.438+0%.

At present, Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in aviation business and non-aviation business: aviation business includes: providing aircraft take-off and landing and passenger service facilities for Chinese and foreign airlines, providing security inspection, security services and fire rescue services; And provide ground service facilities for ground service agencies. In the past three years, the air traffic flow of Capital Airport ranked first among Chinese mainland airports, and it is one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger throughput and cargo and mail throughput.

History:

The Capital Airport was put into use on March 2nd, 1958, which is the first civil airport in China. At that time, there was only a small terminal, now called the South Airport Building, which was mainly used by VIP passengers and charter flights. 1 980 65438+1 October1,Terminal1with an area of 60,000 square meters, apron and parking lot in front of the building were completed and put into use. With the continuous increase of passenger flow, the passenger flow of building 1 is becoming increasingly saturated. The re-planned building area is 336,000 square meters. Terminal 2 equipped with advanced technology and equipment started construction in June 1995 10, and was officially put into use in June 1 9991,and the terminal1was closed. With the continuous increase of passenger flow, on September 20, 2004, the reconstructed 1 terminal was put into use again, dedicated to carrying flights of China Southern Airlines. The planned Terminal 3 and the third runway are located in the east of the airport, and ground was broken in March 2004. It is expected to be completed and put into use in 2008 to meet the Beijing Olympic Games, and it can carry new super-large passenger planes such as Airbus A380.

On June 29th, 2005, for the first time in 56 years, a chartered plane from Taiwan businessmen between Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province landed at the airport without stopping in Hong Kong, so that families and relatives on both sides of the strait could reunite during the Spring Festival.

On June 15, 2005, Continental Airlines flew directly from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey to Beijing. Since then, Continental Airlines and United Airlines have only two direct flights from the United States to Chinese mainland. On April 3, 2006, American Airlines won the right to fly directly from Chicago to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, thus becoming the third American airline to fly directly from the United States to Chinese mainland. & gt