Guangzhou has numerous architectural structures that show the ancient Chinese civilization. Tourists throng here to explore all these magnificent attractions of China. Huge crowd always could be found crawling at this exotic location. And to reach to this tourist destination you have an amazing airport called Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. It is the main airport that serves Guangzhou which is the capital of the province of Guangdong, People’s Republic of China. The airport code is CAN and has only one terminal. The airport also has an official website named www.baiyunairport.com. The airport could be found at a distance of 28 kilometres towards northern direction of Guangzhou city centre.
If you get time to explore some of its nearby attractions then just go for it without wasting mush time inside the airport. Guangzhou offers Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, The Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, The Museum of the Southern Yue Royal Mausoleum, Shamian Island and also The Chen Family Temple. As it is a well-known tourist destination you will get huge crowd who are running to explore the city so it’s better if you visit this city when crowd will be less. Visit this city during the months of mid-April to First week in May.
If you are planning to stay at this city then you should explore almost all the sites as possible and grab all of the happiness. The Memorial Garden to the Martyrs, The Peasant Movement Institute, The Guangzhou Museum of Art, Huaishengsi Guangta Mosque, White Cloud Mountain, Baomo Park, Shamian Island, Lotus Mountain, Zoos in Guangzhou and many others. All these could be explored only if you depart at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport of which is a pride to China. This airport is the second busiest airport in the Mainland China that serves 33,435,472 passengers every year. For cargo, it is the third busiest airport in China.
Domestic passenger flights that are operated from this airport are Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China United Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Deer Air, Kunpeng Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines, United Eagle Airlines, West Air and Xiamen Airlines. Besides this, several international passenger flights that operates from this airport are Aeroflot, AirAsia, Air France, Air Madagascar, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Batavia Air, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Dragonair, EgyptAir, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International, Tiger Airways, Vietnam Airlines and Vladivostok Air.
There are a list of cargo flights as well that operates from this airport. The international cargo flights are Asiana Cargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo, FedEx Express, JAL Cargo, Korean Air Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, MASkargo and UPS Airlines. The cross-strait charter cargo flights operate from here are Air China Cargo, China Airlines Cargo, China Southern Cargo and EVA Air Cargo. Two cargo flights are also operated from this airport and they are China Postal Airlines and Yangtze River Express.
The airport is under construction for expansion. Plan is that to construct a third runway and a new subway line that will connect the city. The airport has two car parks out of which one is an outdoor parking lot and other is a large covered car park. Short and long term car park is also available. With this, many smaller VIP parking lots is also there to serve the passengers. You can also hire a car from the airport. For transportation you have two options to reach to your destination in the city from the airport like bus and taxi. You can find various information desks on the first and third floor of the terminal building.
Besides this, the airport also provides various facilities for passengers like ATMs, a bank, a foreign currency exchange service and two post offices could be found in the terminal building. Various cafes and restaurants are available in the arrivals and the departures hall. Try shopping at duty-free shops and other shops that sells a wide range of products. Left luggage facilities are available in the first and third levels in the terminal building. With this, a lost and found office is also situated in the departure hall which is on the third floor. Other facilities like children’s play rooms, first aid station all are available at the airport.
For conference and business facilities you have business centres that provide faxes, printers, computers and also copy machines that could be found on the first and third level of the terminal building. For disabled passengers the airport has been provided toilets and lifts in the terminal. If you wish to accommodate a room then head to the official hotel of the airport that has 460 rooms. So you can book a room at Pullman Baiyun Airport Guangzhou. Then take rest and start exploring the magnificent sites.
