China's Beijing Daxing Airport Set to Utilize VTS Air Curtains and Heating Units
Located less than 50 km south of the capital of China, Beijing Daxing Airport is set to become world’s biggest airport. Officials say that this new transport hub will cost around $12 billion. The new airport will act as a second international airport to relieve pressure from Beijing’s Capital International Airport, which is currently overloaded. With the opening currently planned for Sept. 30, the airport will have the capacity to handle 45 million passengers annually by 2021, and an anticipated 72 million by 2025.
In contrast to already functioning airports, the Daxing airport will be shaped like a spreading flower, where the central hub will be used for passenger processing, ticketing, and security. Five of the petals will lead to gates, and administrative offices will be located in a sixth petal. By using distributed zones of operation, the airport is set up so that passengers will arrive at the carousel in less than 13 minutes after a flight’s arrival.