The fight for China’s leading airport in 2024 has actually lastly been chosen … by a razor-thin margin.
After months of neck-and-neck competitors, Shanghai Pudong International Airport became the mainland’s busiest airport, dealing with 76.798 million travelers throughout the year.
Hot on its heels, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport tape-recorded 76.345 million travelers, a distinction of simply 453,000– so slim a lead it represents simply 2 days’ worth of guest traffic.
2024 marked a considerable healing for China’s civil air travel sector, with guest traffic reaching brand-new heights.
According to initial information from the Civil Aviation Data Analysis (CADAS), Chinese airports taped:
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10.219 million flights, a year-on-year boost of 7.9%, and a 6.2% increase compared to 2019.
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1.459 billion travelers, up 15.9% from 2023 and 8.1% greater than 2019.
The robust development shows that the pandemic’s effect on the air travel market has actually entirely dissipated, and the marketplace is now going back to its natural development trajectory.
Here are the leading 25 airports in the Chinese mainland by traveler volume and their efficiencies compared to 2023:
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Shanghai Pudong (PVG): +41.30%
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Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN): +20.85%
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Beijing Capital (PEK): +27.35%
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Shenzhen Bao’an (SZX): +16.55%
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Chengdu Tianfu (TFU): +22.60%
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Beijing Daxing (PKX): +25.43
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Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG): +8.99%
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Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH): +16.73%
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Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA): +12.84%
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Kunming Changshui (KMG): +12.17%
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Xi’an Xianyang (XIY): +15.79%
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Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU): +7.62%
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Wuhan Tianhe (WUH): +21.36%
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Changsha Huanghua (CSX): +14.54%
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Nanjing Lukou (NKG): +14.02%
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Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO): +12.42%
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Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN): +15.79%
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Urumqi Diwobao (URC): +10.65%
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Haikou Meilan (HAK): +10.46%
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Qingdao Jiaodong (TAO): +22.18%
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Harbin Taiping (HRB): +14.37%
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Shenyang Taoxian (SHE): +15.47%
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Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE): +14.62%
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Sanya Phoenix (SYX): -1.61%
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Tianjin Binhai (TSN): +8.60%
While Pudong and Baiyun airports took the spotlight, other crucial patterns emerged from the information:
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Beijing Daxing and Chengdu Tianfu airports rose forward, showing their growing impact as transport centers.
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Xinjiang airports saw a record 48.1 million guests, sustained by the area’s thriving tourist market.
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Regional centers like Harbin and Lanzhou set brand-new records, with Harbin keeping its position as the leading airport in Northeast China.
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Guangzhou Baiyun stays unrivaled in its supremacy over Middle Eastern and African paths.
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Shanghai Pudong continues to take advantage of its strength as a worldwide entrance,
