Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (simplified Chinese: 深圳宝安国际机场; traditional Chinese: 深圳寶安國際機場; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng; formerly named Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km from the city centre (CBD) at Luohu District. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport was opened on 12 October 1991. It occupies an area of 10.8 km². Its runway is 3400 m long and 45 m wide, and has 53 parking spaces on its apron. The airport also has ferry routes to Hong Kong International Airport, where passengers can transit without going through immigration and custom checks, like transit between two flights. Shenzhen airport handled 21,400,509 passengers in 2008, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making itself the fifth busiest in China. The airport was also the 4th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic, registering 616,172 tonnes of freight. In terms of traffic movements, Shenzhen airport was the 5th busiest airport in China, 2008. Shenzhen Airport is one of the choices of Hong Kong residents as it has lower landing fees, thus benefiting low-cost carriers.