An Air China plane takes off from Beijing Daxing International Airport on Sept 25, 2019. (Photo: China Daily)

BEIJING - The newly built Beijing Daxing International Airport handled more than 16 million passengers in 2020, sources with the airport management said Sunday.

Last year, the airport handled over 130,000 inbound and outbound flights, as well as 77,000 tons of inbound and outbound cargo.

Since beginning operations in September 2019, the airport has seen its passenger throughput total more than 19 million.

The airport is expected to handle 45 million passengers per year by 2021.