Airports
Flight Trials Begin at Beijing’s New ‘Mega-airport’
Schedules call for Daxing International Airport to Open on September 30.
China Eastern Airlines will fly its Airbus A350-900s out of the new Daxing International Airport in Beijing soon after its official opening in September. (Photo: Airbus)
China Eastern Airlines will fly its Airbus A350-900s out of the new Daxing International Airport in Beijing soon after its official opening in September. (Photo: Airbus)

Beijing’s upcoming mega-airport, Daxing International, has come one step closer to operational readiness after successfully welcoming its first trial flight on January 22. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), a Cessna Citation Sovereign 680 made a successful landing after a 42-minute flight, marking the start of a nearly two-month evaluation to assess the airport’s four runways as well as its navigational aids, lighting system, and air traffic control procedures. The new airport will undergo further testing of its communications, navigations, and surveillance and air traffic management systems before opening on September 30.


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