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Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) will be the biggest airport in
the world when it opens today. The airport's design is pioneering while its
location, in Daxing district, is ideal for serving the Chinese capital and the
neighboring areas of Hebei province and Tianjin. The new mega-airport is
expected to handle up to 45 million passengers a year by 2021 and 100
million eventually.
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Figure 46: Form from
star fish
The star fish
Considering the
airport's large
capacity in the
Figure 47: site future, the compact
structure and radial layout of starfish-like facility will minimize
passengers' walking distance from aircraft to ground transport, and
decrease distances between boarding gates when transferring to other
flights.
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