As one of China’s major trade ports, Qingdao has docks for ores, crude oil and coal and operates 125 international sea routes to more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions around the world. The year 2009 saw the port register 317 million tons of outputs, of which 222 million tons were generated from foreign trade, ranking it at the seventh position among ports around the world. The port handled 10.28 million standard containers in 2009, ranking it 10th in the world.

Airport

Qingdao Airport operates 12 international (regional) lines linking with Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Paris, Singapore, Bangkok, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Macao. In addition, it connects with major world cities via the five international hubs -- Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul. Each week, it handles more than 1,800 flights.

The airport transported 9.66 million passengers and 196,000 tons of cargo last year, increasing 17.8 percent and 5.9 percent respectively, compared with 2008.

Flying Time from Qingdao to Neighboring Cities

Seoul: 1 hour

Fukuoka: 1.5 hours

Tokyo: 2 hours and 40 minutes

Osaka: 2 hours

By Zhao Ruixue (China Daily Shandong Bureau)

Editor: Li Jing