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Tianjin Binhai International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Code
  
TSN

Phone
  
+86 22 2490 6363

Serves
  
Tianjin

Elevation
  
3 m

Yearly aircraft movements
  
83,700

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

Operator
  
Civil Aviation Administration of China

Location
  
Dongli District, Tianjin

Hub for
  
Okay Airways Tianjin Airlines

Focus city for
  
Air China Xiamen Airlines

Address
  
Airport Ave, Dongli Qu, China

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Tianjin Binhai International Airport (IATA: TSN, ICAO: ZBTJ) is an airport located in Dongli District, Tianjin. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China.

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It is the hub airport for Tianjin Airlines, established in 2004, and privately owned Okay Airways, as well as a focus city for Air China.

In 2010, Tianjin Binhai International Airport handled 7,277,106 passengers, a growth of 25.9% over 2009, making it the 22nd busiest airport in China.

The airport is also the site of the Airbus A320 final assembly line which started operations in 2008.

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New terminal and second runway

Construction of a new terminal began in 2005 and was fully operating by 2008. The airport expansion provides a state-of-the-art terminal building, which is more than three times bigger than the current one at 116,000 m2. When the three construction phases are complete the airport terminal will be over 500,000 m2 and be able to handle 40 million passengers a year. Over the period of the project the airport site will enlarge from the current 25 km² to 80 km². The airport as a whole will resemble Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in size and will be able to handle over 500,000 tons of cargo and 200,000 flights a year.

The expansion, with a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan (409.5 million U.S. dollars) widened the runway to 75 meters from 50 meters and lengthened it to 3,600 meters. In May 2009, the airport has also completed the construction of a second runway, and the expected number of passengers will exceed ten million.

The terminal has Tianjin Airlines headquarters.

On August 28, 2014, Tianjin Binhai International Airport Terminal 2 came into use. The second floor is used as an arrivals hall, while the first floor is a departure hall. Underground, on level B1, there is a public transport hub, used to connect the airport terminal to various methods of public transportation. This includes a subway station level, a transfer hall and an underground parking lot. Terminal 2 is connected to subway line number 2, meaning that passengers can get to the terminal straight from Tianjin Railway Station.

Statistics

In 2008, the airport handled 166,558 tonnes of freight, and became the 11th busiest airport in China. Tianjin Airport is also among the fastest-growing airports in China, registering a 20.2% increase by passenger traffic and a 33.2% increase in terms of cargo traffic in 2008.

Ground transportation

The Airport is served by Binhai International Airport Station on Line 2 of the Tianjin Metro since the station's opening on August 28, 2014. The metro fare to downtown is 3 yuan.

  • Official website
  • Airport information for ZBTJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  • Latest ops reports for ZBTJ from Aireport
  • References

    Tianjin Binhai International Airport Wikipedia