Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Qingdao in East China’s Shandong province. It received approval in December 2013, and replaced Qingdao Liuting International Airport as the city's main airport. It is located in Jiaodong, Jiaozhou, 39 km from the center of Qingdao. The airport opened on 12 August 2021 and is currently the largest airport in Shandong, capable of handling 35 million passengers annually.

History
The groundbreaking ceremony of the new Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport was held in June 2015. Hoisting of the first steel ball in the terminal building occurred a year later in June 2016. The start of construction phase began in April 2017, and the start of testing phase began in October 2018. In September 2019, large-scale decoration and equipment installation began. In June 2020, the terminal building construction and civil aviation professional project passed completion acceptance.

In January 2021, two aircraft successfully completed test flights. Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport officially opened to the public on 12 August 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facilities
The airport has two class 4F runways, both 3,600 meters long. The runways are able to handle extremely large aircraft, such as the Airbus A380. It has a 478000 m2 terminal building. The terminal is designed in a starfish shape, with 5 airside concourses jutting out of it. The roof of the terminal is made out of 0.5 mm thick stainless steel, and spans 223000 m2.

Metro

 * Jiaodong International Airport station (Qingdao Metro Line 8)

Railway

 * Qingdao Airport railway station (Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway)