The new airport is located in Guangzhou's Baiyun District and Huadu District and opened on 5 August 2004 as a replacement for the 72-year-old, identically named former airport, which is now closed. On 5 August 2004, the new Baiyun Airport opened and the old airport was closed. Due to the expansion of Guangzhou, the airport could not expand to meet passengers needs as buildings surrounded the airport. Main article: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) As for cargo traffic, the airport was China's second-busiest, as well as the second-busiest airport worldwide in terms of aircraft movements. In 2021, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's eighth- busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 40.2 million passengers handled, making it also the busiest airport outside the United States, and the busiest in China. In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, it was the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, handling 43.8 million passengers. Baiyun Airport serves as a hub for China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines. The two airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romanization Canton. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ( IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) is the international airport serving Guangzhou, the capital of Southern China's Guangdong province. Gwong 2zau 1 baak 6wan 4 Gwok 3zai 3 Gei 1coeng 4

Sources: Statistics from CAAC, List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

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