[citation needed] In 2018, Qingdao Liuting was the 15th busiest airport in China with 24.53 million passengers.

[2] Due to its lack of room to expand as it is being surrounded by the city, in December 2013, the Chinese government approved the construction of Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.

[3] Later in the year, Beijing Capital Airlines introduced service to Melbourne, Australia[4] and Vancouver, Canada in early 2017.

With a land area of 3,000 square meters, a total construction area of 800 square meters, a parking area of more than 1,000 square meters, and more than 10 departure spaces, the bus terminal is designed for a maximum daily capacity of up to 6,000 passengers.According to the airport's official website in 2017, the station has more than 20 routes, with more than 110 daily departures and an average daily capacity of more than 1,400 passengers.

Qingdao Liuting International Airport Taxi Stand is located in the underground car park of Terminal T2.