Beijing Daxing International Airport is the largest airport in the world

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The largest airport in the world, Beijing Daxing International Airport, with an area of ​​2,3 million square meters, will open in 2019, 46 kilometers south of the center of Beijing.

Its project was developed by the famous Zaha Hadid Architects office during the founder's lifetime.

The building is a structure with 5 "petals" diverging from the central core. The interior of each of them will be dedicated to a certain theme related to the history of China: porcelain, tea, silk, gardens and agriculture.

The maximum capacity of the airport is 72 million passengers per hour, and the planned capacity is 45 million. According to the project, there are 7 runways and 78 gates. And communication with the city will be provided by new highways, a high-speed train and 3 subway lines.