Chengdu
Passenger stats at Chengdu and ranking in mainland People's Republic of China
2006 16.3 million, 6th busiest
2007 18.6 million, 6th busiest
2008 17.2 million, 6th busiest
2009 22.6 million, 6th busiest
2010 25.8 million, 6th busiest
2011 29.1 million, 5th busiest
The stats indicate consistent passenger growth of about 12% per year or doubling in just 6 years
The only airports which beat or nearly beat Chengdu are Beijing, the 2 Shanghai airports, Guangzhou which is not very far from Hong Kong and Shenzhen (right on the border with Hong Kong)
Chengdu has a population of about 14m people.
For reference, Zurich managed 24.3m passengers in 2011
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 27th Nov 2012 at 11:37.