near Beijing by 2017 China is planning to construct what would be the world’s largest cargo airport with nine runways near Beijing, in a Rmb30 billion (US$4.8 billion) project. State-owned China Radio International said that the as-yet-unnamed airport would have nine runways and handle 5.5 million tonnes of cargo a year, once it opens for business in October 2017. The airport will be located in rural Daxing and cover almost  2,700ha, according to reports. The transportation … [Read more...] about 9 runway cargo airport near Beijing by 2017