Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (广州白云国际机场) is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. The airport's IATA code is CAN, reflecting Guangdong's former romanization Canton. The airport is the main hub of China Southern Airlines.

The current airport in Huadu District opened on August 5th, 2004, replacing the 72-year-old previous, identically named Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (now closed). The new airport, built at a cost of 19.8 billion yuan, is 28 kilometers from downtown Guangzhou and nearly 5 times larger than its predecessor. The ambitious second phase of construction, aimed for completion in 2009, aims to double the capacity yet again. [1] (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/131265/1/.html) A branch of the Guangzhou Metro to the airport is also under construction.

"Baiyun" (白云) means "white clouds" in Chinese. The airport is also referred to as "New Baiyun" to distinguish it from the previous version, but this is not a part of the official name.

Data

• Runways: 2 (3800m and 3600m), room reserved for a third one
• Aprons: 66
• Current capacity: 27 million passengers per year
• Planned capacity in 2010: 80 million passengers per year
• Cargo capacity: 1 million tonnes
• Planned cargo capacity in 2010: 2.5 million tonnes
• Destinations: 100 (mostly domestic)
• Branch airports: Shantou, Meizhou, Zhanjiang
• Planned branch airports: Weizhou, Zhaoqing

External links

• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Ground Handling Service (http://www.gahco.com.cn/index_e.htm)