为缓解北京首都机场容量饱和的运行压力，北京新机场工程获发改委批复。北京新机场选址北京市大兴区，投资额约为800亿元，新机场主要建设呈“三纵一横”布局的4条跑道，70万平方米的航站楼，全部工程将于2018年年底结束。

Plans to construct a new international airport in the south of Beijing to cope with increased passenger flow demands have been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.The proposed project is estimated to cost around 13 billion USD and will be located in Daxing District. The airport will have four runways and a terminal covering an area of 700,000 square meters. If all goes to plan the airport will be operational by 2018.