Editing Transport in China (section)

===Airports===
[[File:Beijing Daxing International Airport 20.jpg|thumb|alt=Interior of Beijing Daxing International Airport|Interior of [[Beijing Daxing International Airport]]]]
[[File:20230720 Interior of Terminal 2 of Shanghai Pudong International Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Interior of [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]]]
[[File:Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport T2.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]]]]
{{Further|List of airports in China}}

In 2007 China had 467 airports. Of China's major airports, [[Beijing Capital International Airport]] (PEK), located {{convert|27|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of central Beijing, has the greatest flow of passengers annually and is the second busiest in the world.

Shanghai has the 2nd largest amount of air traffic in China through its two airports combined, the [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] (PVG), which is located {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} southeast of central Shanghai, and [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport]] (SHA), which is located {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on}} west of central Shanghai. Both are under control of the Shanghai Airport Authority.

The new [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]] (CAN), which opened in August 2004 and is located {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} from downtown [[Guangzhou]].

Other major airports are located at [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport|Chengdu]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]], [[Hangzhou]], [[Harbin]], [[Hohhot]], [[Kunming]], [[Qingdao Liuting International Airport|Qingdao]], [[Shenyang]], [[Tianjin]], [[Urumqi]], [[Xiamen]], and [[Xi'an]].

China is served both by numerous major international flights to most countries of the world and a host of domestic regional airlines. Air traffic within mainland China is often connected through [[Beijing]], [[Shanghai]] or [[Guangzhou]]. They are, respectively, the main hubs for [[Air China]], [[China Eastern Airlines]] and [[China Southern Airlines]]. In 2003 China's [[civil aviation]] sector carried nearly 2.2 million tons of freight and 126.3 trillion passenger/kilometers.

Passenger flights to [[Taiwan]] and other places under administration of the [[Republic of China]] must follow [[three links|special rules]]. Flights between mainland China and [[Hong Kong International Airport]] (HKG) and [[Macao International Airport]] (MFM) are considered international.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

China, however, is planning to build a new airport in [[Nagchu County|Nagqu]], [[Tibet]] in 2011. It will surpass [[Qamdo Bangda Airport]] as being the world's highest airport once completed.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=14726.blog&csp=34 | work=USA Today | title=Mileage calculator | access-date=2010-05-26 | first=Ben | last=Mutzabaugh}}</ref>

====Airports with paved runways====
*Total: 403
*Over 3,047 m: 58
*2,438 to 3,047 m: 128
*1,524 to 2,437 m: 130
*914 to 1,523 m: 20
*Under 914 m: 67 (2007)

====Airports with unpaved runways====
*Total: 64
*Over 3,047 m: 4
*2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
*1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
*914 to 1,523 m: 17
*Under 914 m: 26 (2007)