It is the hub airport for Tianjin Airlines, established in 2004, and privately owned Okay Airways, as well as a focus city for Air China.

In 2018, Hainan Airlines started operating flights to Vancouver, making it the first intercontinental route serving the airport.

When the three construction phases are completed, the airport terminal will be over 500,000 m2 and will be able to handle 40 million passengers per year.

[citation needed] The expansion, with a total investment of nearly ¥3 billion (US$409.5 million), widened the runway to 75 m (from previous 50 m), and lengthened it to 3,600 m.[citation needed] In May 2009, the airport also completed the construction of a second runway, with the expected number of passengers exceeding ten million.

This includes a subway station level, a transfer hall and an underground parking lot.