Beijing Capital International Airport
北京首都国际机场
Beijing Capital International Airport is located in northeast of Beijing , capital of the People's Republic of China, and 25. 35km from the Tiananmen Square, to the north-east of the Beijing cit)t-center. It is not only an aviation gateway of Beijing and a window for international communication, but also a radial center for China civil aviation network, featured in a large-scale international airport, with most important location, biggest scale, fullest facilities and busiest transportation in China.
北京首都国际机场简称首都机场，是中华人民共和国北京市的主要的国际机场。北京首都国际机场位于北京市区东北方向，距离天安门广场25. 35千米。中国地理位置最重要、规模最大、设备最齐全、运输任务最繁忙的大型国际航空港。北京首都国际机场不但是中国首都北京的空中门户和对外交往的窗口，而且是中国民航最重要的航空枢纽，是中国民用航空网络的辐射中心。并且是当前中国最繁忙的民用机场。也是中国国际航空公司的基地机场。
Beijing Capital International Airport is the only airport that consists of three terminal buildings in China. Beijing Airport was opened on March 2, 1958. The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands to this day, apparently for the use of VIPs and charter flights. On January l, 1980, a newer, larger building opened, with 60000 square meters of space, The terminal (Tl) was larger than the one in the 1950s, but by the mid-1990s, it was too small. Terminal 2 (T2) was officially opened on November l, 1999, with 336000 square meters of space. Terminal l was then closed for renovation after the opening of Terminal 2 and was reopened on September 20, 2004.
北京首都国际机场是中国国内唯一拥有三条跑道的国际机场。首都机场于1958年3月2日投入使用，是中国首个投入使用的民用机场。当时仅有一座小型候机楼，主要用于VIP乘客和包租的飞机。1980年1月1日，面积为6万平方米的一号航站楼及配套工程建成并正式投入使用。随着客流量的不断增大，一号楼客流量日趋饱和。重新规划的建筑面积达33.6万平方米，装备先进技术设备的二号航站楼于1995年10月开始建设，并于1999年11月1日正式投入使用。二号航站楼投入使用的同时，一号航站楼开始停用装修。2004年9月20日，整修一新的一号航站楼重新投入使用。
The third colossal expansion, including Terminal 3 (T3) , a third runway and a rail link to the city-center, was completed before August, 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics. At its opening with a south-to-north length of 2900 meters, Terminal 3 was the largest man-made structure in the world in terms of area covered (986,000 m2 ) , and a major landmark in Beijing representing the growing and developing Chinese city. Fresh from hosting the 2008 0lympic Games and completion of its new terminal building, the Beijing Capital International Airport has overtaken Tokyo Haneda to be the busiest airport in Asia based on scheduled seat capacity.
为迎接2008年北京奥运会的召开，首都机场进行了第三次扩建，包插3号航站楼、第三条跑道和机场到北京市区的北京机场轨道交通线。扩建工程于2008年8月之前全部建成投入使用。三号航站楼建成后是国内面积最大的单体建筑，总建筑面积98.6万平方米，南北向长2900米。扩建后的北京首都国际机场成为代表北京成长和发展的地标，北京奥运会的召开和3号航站楼的建设也使得北京首都国际机场取代东京国际机场（羽田）成为亚洲飞机起降最为繁忙的机场。