On March 25th, Guangzhou officially kicked off construction of its second airport in Foshan's Gaoming District. As a key component of the world-class airport cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA), the project involves a total investment of 41.808 billion yuan. It is scheduled for completion in 2030, aiming to fundamentally rebalance aviation resources in the GBA, which are currently stronger in the east than in the west.

The new airport is positioned as a civil aviation hub. The first phase of the project will feature two widely spaced parallel runways, a terminal building covering approximately 260,000 square meters, and 94 aircraft stands. Upon completion, the airport is expected to handle more than 30 million passengers annually, along with 500,000 metric tons of cargo and mail, and 260,000 aircraft movements. Located in Foshan's Gaoming District, the geographical center of Foshan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen, and Yunfu, the new airport is expected to directly serve a population of over 20 million, effectively addressing the shortage of aviation services on the west bank of the Pearl River.

To enable efficient multimodal transport, the new airport will be connected to several high-speed and intercity railways, including the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang, Shenzhen-Nanning, and Zhuhai-Zhaoqing lines to form a "five-horizontal and four-vertical" highway and expressway network. Through an integrated transport hub, passengers will be able to complete check-in and transfer seamlessly between air and rail services on the same floor. In terms of functional positioning, the new airport will complement Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Baiyun will focus on its global route network, while the new airport will adopt a differentiated development strategy, jointly fortifying Guangzhou's status as an international aviation transport focal point.

In design, the terminal incorporates elements of Foshan's cultural heritage, such as the Ancestral Temple, dragon boats, and lion dance, featuring a six-concourse configuration and interlaced arched roofs that symbolize "a thousand loongs racing forward." The project is designed in line with the standards of being "safe, green, smart, and people-oriented," integrating technologies such as 5G and AI to build an autonomous airport while embedding the carbon neutrality principle throughout. As airport-based industries accelerate agglomeration, this modern airport will serve as a new engine driving high-quality economic development on the west bank of the Pearl River.

满足年旅客吞吐量3000万人次，广州新机场争取在2030年建成投运

3月25日，广州新机场项目在佛山市高明区正式开工。作为粤港澳大湾区世界级机场群的关键拼图，该项目总投资418.08亿元，计划于2030年建成，旨在彻底改变大湾区航空资源“东强西弱”的格局。

新机场定位为民用枢纽，本期工程将建设2条远距平行跑道、一座面积约26万平方米的航站楼及94个机位。建成后，预计年旅客吞吐量达3000万人次，货邮吞吐量50万吨，飞机起降26万架次。选址高明区使其地处佛山、肇庆、江门、云浮四市地理中心，直接服务周边超2000万人口，有效填补珠江西岸航空服务短板。

为实现高效联运，新机场将引入广湛、深南、珠肇等多条高铁及城际铁路，同步构建“五横四纵”高速路网。通过综合交通中心，旅客可实现航空与轨道交通的同层值机与无缝换乘。在功能分工上，新机场将与广州白云机场形成互补：白云机场聚焦全球航线网络，新机场则侧重差异化布局，共同支撑广州国际航空枢纽能级跃升。

设计上，航站楼汲取佛山祖庙、龙舟、醒狮等元素，采用六指廊构型与交错拱屋顶，寓意“千龙竞发”。项目全面对标“平安、绿色、智慧、人文”标准，融合5G、人工智能等技术打造“自治”机场，并贯穿碳中和理念。随着临空产业加速集聚，这座现代化枢纽将成为驱动珠江西岸经济高质量发展的新引擎。

文| 记者 詹淑真
图 | 粤机宣
译｜柯妃娟
英文审校｜曾敏