Though the opening date for the new airport of Beijing has been officially announced to be on Oct 1, 2019, people are yet to know how the new facility would be named officially, so to speak, as the Chinese authorities seem reluctant to let the cat out of the bag until the last minute
But it hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of Chinese netizens in making guesswork
There is already lots of speculation in that regard on Chinese forums, with many names and IATA codes suggested (e.g, see topics
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5531227288, and
http://bbs.feeyo.com/posts/600/topic-0011-6006009.html and
http://bbs.feeyo.com/posts/589/topic-0011-5894001.html)
An obvious option is of course
Daxing Airport, derived from the name of the district that hosts the new airport, which is also the norm for airport naming in China
Another name proposed is
Yongding Airport, per the name of the famed River Yongding that flows near the new airport
Then there is the suggestion of
Xiongan Airport, according to the name of the newly established special economic zone Xiongan New Area 60 km south to the new airport
Some ppl also proposed the new airport be named after political leaders' names (ancient or contemporary)
Proposed IATA codes that may be available for use:
BDX, DXG, DXA (relating to Daxing)
BJS (Using the existing city code for Beijing, as in the case of SHA representing Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport)
NAY (Preserving the code of the current minor Nanyuan Airport, which would close once the new airport opens)
What do you think of the above proposals? Or what suggestions do you have, esp the code thing? Any thoughts?