Beijing Capital – easily the busiest airport in China in 2009

Beijing Capital International Airport's passenger numbers reached 65.5 million in the 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009, making it by far the largest airport in China. (As a system, Shanghai's two airports combined handled 57.2 million passengers). 14 Mainland Chinese airports reported annual traffic of more than ten million passengers in 2009, with all the major airports (with annual passengers of over 5 million) reporting solid year-on-year growth, as the Chinese aviation industry shrugged off the gloom of 2008.