China issues aviation statistics for 2007

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the aviation statistics for 2007. Based on statistics released by the CAAC, the entire air transport industry of China for 2007 was recorded as follows: Passenger volume: China registered a total passenger volume of 387.586 million, up 16.8 percent compared to the same period the previous year. Flights from China’s mainland to Hong Kong and Macao reached 11.889 million passengers, up by 9.2 percent. The total domestic passenger volume, including Hong Kong and Macao, reached 349.252 million, an increase of 16.7 percent, while the total international passenger volume increased 17.5 percent to 38.334 million. Cargo and mail: China’s cargo and mail totaled 8.611 million tons, an increase of 14.3 percent on a year-on-year basis. Flights from China’s mainland to Hong Kong and Macao reached 0.512 million tons, up by 9.9 percent. The country’s domestic flights, including Hong Kong and Macao, recorded an increase of 9.9 percent to 5.54 million tons, while the international cargo and mail throughput increased 23.3 percent to 3.071 million tons. Aircraft movement: China’s aviation industry registered a total aircraft movement of 3.941 million times, up by 13.0 percent compared to 2006, of which an increase of 12.3 percent to 3.525 million times, is attributed to aircraft transport. The country’s total aircraft movement for domestic flights reached 12.2 percent to 3.605 million on a year-on-year basis. This includes flights from China’s mainland to Hong Kong and Macao, which registered 0.113 million times, up by 2.7 percent. China’s total aircraft movement for international flights increased 23.5 percent to 0.336 million from last year. According to the CAAC, all flight classifications are based on the traffic flow direction of passengers and cargo. Airport statistics: According to the CAAC data, China’s airports with over one million passenger volume per year reached 47 in 2007, with the increase of three airports. The total passenger volume of these airports occupies 95.4 percent of the total passenger traffic of all airports. Ten airports with over ten million passenger volume per year, with the increase of three airports compared to 2006, were also recorded. The total passenger volume of these airports occupies 57.9 percent of the total passenger traffic of all airports. The three large Chinese airports -- Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou -- occupy 35.1 percent of the total passenger traffic of all airports. The passenger volume of China per region is distributed as follows: North China with 17.1 percent, Northeast China with 5.6 percent, East China with 30.3 percent, Central South China with 25.5 percent, Southwest China with 15.1 percent, and Northwest China with 6.3 percent. China’s airports with over 10,000 tons of cargo and mail per year reached 43 in 2007, with the increase of four airports compared to 2006. The total cargo and mail volume of these airports occupies 98.7 percent of the total payload of all airports. The three large airports -- Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou -- occupy 58.8 percent of the total cargo and mail volume of all airports. China’s cargo and mail volume per region is distributed as follows: North China with 18.7 percent, Northeast China with 3.6 percent, East China with 45.8 percent, Central South China with 20.1 percent, Southwest China with 9.0 percent, and Northwest China with 2.8 percent.