May 14, 2019, 10:30 am
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Location:
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/NYjcvhsPT2KTfXpC9
Official website:
https://www.bdia.com.cn/#/
Which airlines will operate from Daxing?
The major Chinese airlines are reported to receive the following proportions of flights:
- CZ China Southern: 40%
- MU China Eastern: 30%
- CA Air China: 10%
- Finnair: 3x weekly to HEL (source)
- British Airways: daily to LHR from 27 Oct 2019 (replacing existing PEK service and operating the same schedule) (source)
- LOT: 4x weekly to WAW from 28 Oct 2019 (source)
- Malaysia Airlines: daily to KUL from 31 Dec 2019 (source)
- SWISS: daily (5x weekly in winter) to ZRH from 28 Mar 2020 (source)
- BGS First & Business Lounge (International)
- East Pacific Lounge (International) - official photos, FT review and more photos
Planned Ground Transport Links
Intercity Rail:
- Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway: Beijing West -> Daxing Airport -> Xiong'an
- The section between Daxing Airport and Beijing West will operate at 250 km/h, with a 20 minute travel time
- Expected to open September 2019
- Intercity Railway Connector: Daxing Airport -> Capital Airport T3 (PEK)
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Langfang East) to be completed by December 2022
- Phase 2 (Langfang East -> Capital Airport -> Nanfaxin) is still in the planning phase
- When complete, the rail will go east toward Langfang before turning north toward Capital Airport, bypassing the central Beijing core
- Speed will be 200 km/h with 8 planned stations between PKX and PEK (travel times unknown)
- New Airport Express: Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao) to be completed by September 2019
- Speed will be 160 km/h and length of Phase 1 is 41.4km.
- Travel time from PKX to Caoqiao is 19 minutes
- Caoqiao station connects to Line 10 (and Line 19 in 2021)
- PKX - Caoqiao tickets are priced at RMB35 (standard class) or RMB50 (business class)
- Phase 2 (Caoqiao -> Lize Business District) -- under planning
- Lize Business District station will connect to Lines 14 & 16
- Eventually, a second station at PKX, Daxing Airport South, will be added. Presumably when a second terminal is built.
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao) to be completed by September 2019
- Line 20 (Line R4): Capital Airport T3 -> Xinghuo -> Beijing station -> Daxing Airport
- Express line with 18 stations
- Currently in the planning stages for long-term development
The Daxing (Beijing - PKX) airport thread
Mar 6, 2019, 7:25 pm
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I see the Wikipedia entry also now lists PKX as the IATA code. It didn't until recently. If true, this surprises me that China would want a code so clearly based on the old Romanization of the city's name. PEK is well established and was clearly in place long ago for Capital Airport. Why PKX for a new code being chosen from scratch? I like DXG or something more Pinyin-y. 
Mar 6, 2019, 10:02 pm
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Mar 6, 2019, 10:35 pm
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I'm still missing your point. 北京 Beijing, "northern capital." What's the poor reflection of that name? If it is a poor reflection, why does the city have that name at all?
Mar 7, 2019, 6:45 am
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Mar 7, 2019, 11:49 am
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That just occurred to me. It did not stop Pinyin from being used for Beijing's city code, BJS. I see that BEJ and BJG are taken by small airports in Indonesia. That brings us back to DXG. Like Shanghai's PVG, it would not make use of the city name.
Mar 8, 2019, 2:33 am
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Mar 8, 2019, 9:20 am
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It's cool that the airport code has been set in stone...one less thing to debate.
Additional thoughts from me:
1. I do not believe CZ will join OW soon, but expect lots of schedule coordination with AA/BA from 10/1 onward...supported by a lot of flights (i.e. the field is green)
2. The southwest part of BJ will improve drastically
Additional thoughts from me:
1. I do not believe CZ will join OW soon, but expect lots of schedule coordination with AA/BA from 10/1 onward...supported by a lot of flights (i.e. the field is green)
2. The southwest part of BJ will improve drastically
Mar 8, 2019, 5:32 pm
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Is BA moving to PKX as well as AA? Wikipedia seems silent on the question...
Mar 22, 2019, 9:07 pm
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Mostly a OW flyer, I am concerned that CX/KA are not moving to "PKX" while AA & CZ are. I often do to/fro AA to CX/KA and vice-versa both in PVG & PEK. Unless there is a Meglev level inter-airport link, transiting beyond 2010 will not be something to look forward to.
On another note, when I fly xONEx ticket, it is important to be able to connect to all current OW partners (CX/KA excluded) in one airport. Do we know the status of OW partner airlines future BJ airport (stay or move)?
On another note, when I fly xONEx ticket, it is important to be able to connect to all current OW partners (CX/KA excluded) in one airport. Do we know the status of OW partner airlines future BJ airport (stay or move)?
Mar 22, 2019, 9:13 pm
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Afik, CX and KA are the only OW airlines that aren’t moving. I don't believe there are any plans to connect the airports because they are really far apart, and each will be able to serve the same destinations for the most part.