Shenzhen Airport Entrance
Shenzhen Airport connects the city with many other parts of China, as well as some international destinations.
Shenzhen Airport is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People’s Republic of China. It is 32 km northwest of the Shenzhen city center. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport also serves as a Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS 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 it 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, akin to transit between two flights. Its current terminal covers an area of 152,000 sq meters and consist of 24 jet-ways.
Shenzhen airport handled 26,713,610 passengers in 2010, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making itself the fifthbusiest in China. The airport was also China’s 4th busiest and world’s 24th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic, registering 809,363 tonnes of freight. In terms of traffic movements, Shenzhen airport was the 5th busiest airport in China in 2009.
Shenzhen Airport inside
In comparison with Hong Kong International Airport, Shenzhen International Airport offers greater connectivity to domestic Chinese cities at a cheaper ticket price but is less convenient for Hong Kong residents and for the international traveler suffers from, on comparative terms, low levels of spoken English.
Shenzhen Airport is currently undergoing major expansion with a new terminal and a second runway under construction. By 2012, it will form one of the three largest airport hubs serving southern China, alongside Hong Kong International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
There are three main terminals at Shenzhen Baoan Airport:
- Terminal A – for domestic flights
- Terminal B – for domestic flights
- Terminal D – for international, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan flights
It is normally cheaper for people based in Hong Kong to fly to Mainland Chinese destinations from Shenzhen than from Hong Kong, and it is usually cheaper for those based in southern Mainland China to fly out of Hong Kong to international destinations.
Shenzhen Airport Transportation
Regular bus and minibus services links the Airport with the rest of the city. Intercity bus services to some other nearby cities such as Hong Kong and Dongguan are also available.
Local taxis, and often some taxis from Dongguan, can pick up passengers there.
TurboJET also operates fast ferries to Kowloon (Hong Kong), Macau and the Hong Kong International Airport at the nearby Fuyong Pier. Free shuttle buses connect the Pier and the Airport.
Buses currently run every half an hour from 7:30am to 5pm at Hong Kong side, and from 10am to 9pm at Shenzhen side.
New City Terminal of Shenzhen Airport opens in Hong Kong, (23 March 2010).
Coach service is provided by Trans Island Limousine Service Ltd serving SZIA and Hong Kong, including (Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, Mong Kok (Prince Edward), Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong International Airport.
June 18th, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Is it safe to take a taxi at Shenzhen Airport? I am arriving in late evening and it is my first time in Shenzhen.