China is ready to open a new mega-airport to the south of Beijing before the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic.

The Chinese state media says Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) will have its first commercial flight take off on September 20. The main tenant China Southern is planning to deploy an Airbus A380, the world’s biggest airliner for the first flight take off.

The highly anticipated airport has created a new era of air travel to and from the Chinese capital, it will be the second global gateway of China.