Airport Code: NAY

 Location: Around 15 km (about 9.3 miles) south of downtown Beijing, Nanyuan Airport is situated in the Fengtai District, and is closer to downtown Beijing than Beijing Capital International Airport is.

 Brief Intro: Nanyuan Airport is a relatively small when compared with other Chinese airports. First constructed during the Sino-Japanese War, it became an important military airfield upon the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the 1990s, China United Airlines was established and opened a dozen of domestic passenger and cargo flights. Since then, civilian use has grown and it now has the capacity for handling 1.2 million passengers annually. The development of China's Civil Aviation has meant that China United Airlines' services at Nanyuan Airport has achieved a yearly passenger flow of nearly one million, while there is still capacity for further growth. The airport offers air routes from Beijing to Wuxi, Dalian, Hohhot, Harbin, Chengdu and Hailaer, amongst other destinations.

 Facilities: The terminal building has a capacity for about 200 people as the lounge is not very spacious. Generally passengers are taken directly to the terminal building by the airport bus or taxi. However, those using the public bus will have to walk from the bus stop at the airport gate to the terminal building. This will take approximately 15 minutes.

 Services: 
Discounted tickets: Compared with Beijing Capital International Airport, Nanyuan Airport offers passengers more cut-price tickets. However, these discounted tickets are typically for places that are not among the more conventional tourist destinations, so they are most likely to appeal to the more adventurous traveler. As it is not possible to buy discounted tickets in advance, they have to be purchased upon your arrival at the airport.
Boarding: There is no need to arrive at the airport as much as an hour prior to your flight departure since the boarding procedure is less complex than at other airports due to there being fewer passengers. 

 Airport Transportation: 

 By Airport Bus
Nanyuan Airport → Xidan Aviation Building
Departure time: 12:40, 17:10, 20:50 (time adjusted to the arrival of flights)
Duration for the trip: about 1.5 hours
Xidan Aviation Building → Airport
Departure time: 06:00, 10:40, 15:10 (time adjusted to the arrival of flights)
Duration for the trip: about 1.5 hours
Ticket fare: CNY16 (free for passengers hold the valid air tickets of the day）

 By City-bus
Bus No.501 runs between Caoqiao and Nanyuan Airport. Passengers can board the bus at the airport terminal for a fare of CNY1. It takes about 10 minutes to get to Sanyingmen where passengers can change to a Speed Line 1 or 729 reaching Qianmen in 25 minutes.
Operating hours: 06:00-22:00
 
The bus stop at Nanyuan Airport is called Xinhua Lu Nankou (south end of Xinhua Lu). In addition to the Bus 501, there are more buses 610, 369, 353, 953, Yuntong 115 and Mini Bus 13, 62 for passenger to choose. Sanyingmen Station which is two stops away from the Xinhualu Nankou is a better transfer station, for there are more bus routes. For example, Bus 742, 729 run straightforward to Qianmen. 

 By Taxi
This is an indication of taxi fares from Nanyuan Airport to important places in the city center, for your reference.
To Tian'anmen Square: about CNY50
To Wangfujing: about CNY35 for half a hour
To Beijing Railway Station: about CNY40 for 25-30 minutes
To Beijing South Railway Station: about CNY50 for half an hour