Airports in Guangzhou are connected with all the major cities across the country and the world. Airports in Guangzhou are the main passageway for international tourists.
One of the main airports in Guangzhou is the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which is also the only air terminal in the city. Located at the Huadu District, the airport went through major renovations and opened for the public on August 5, 2004. Literally meaning 'white clouds', the Airport caters to approximately 27 million passengers per year though the maximum capacity is much higher at 80 million passengers annually.
According to experts and facts about Guangzhou, an average of 1 million tones of cargo is transported from the city airport. The airport holds the distinction of being the main hub of China Southern Airlines and a focus city for the Shenzhen Airlines.
Connected to almost 100 destinations in China, the regular flights take off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to world cities like Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Frankfurt. Tourists can simply hire taxis from outside the air terminal to reach the city center within 30 minutes. Alternatively, tourists can avail 9 Airport Express Bus Lines that are available for transporting the tourists to different parts of Guangzhou. These buses ply every 15 minutes from 7am until the last flight lands.
Though there is only one Airport in Guangzhou, there are branch Guangzhou airports. Most of these airports are located at the Guangdong Province which has Guangzhou as the capital city. Today, there are three branch airports of Guangzhou which are located near the cities of Shantou, Meizhou and Zhanjiang.
To boost air transportation in Guangzhou, there are plans to increase branch airports and add Weizhou and Zhaoqing in the list of airports in the Chinese city. Air travel in Guangzhou is made easier and convenient by the increasing number of airports in and around the Chinese city.
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