They sure are!  At the first sign of snow, they can change all the "On Time" signs to "Canceled" at the push of a button.

I don't have a take one way or the other on this but here is an English-language translation from an article in a recent Chinese newspaper.

Beijing Capital International Airport ready to remove ice and snow 22 support vehicles to meet snowfall

Published: 17:46:04 November 3,2012  Views: 15

Sina Aviation News November 3, Beijing Capital International Airport to usher in a wide range of precipitation process, the airport running smoothly and orderly. According to the meteorological department forecast, the night is likely to usher in this winter's first snowfall this winter snow is a little bit early, but are well prepared before the Beijing Capital International Airport. 'the person in charge of the Beijing Capital International Airport said.

Since mid-October, the Capital Airport running coordination management committee, de-icing group and other front-line running protection units, respectively, of the flights after snow clearance, the slow de-icing operations and public areas conducted a comprehensive inspection of the road to remove ice and snow protection ability.

Reporter learned from the parties concerned, in order to meet the arrival of the first snowfall, the Capital Airport flight 170 support vehicles have all been finished debugging, 500 staff posts Beiqin standby, a comprehensive response to the runway and the aircraft to remove ice and snow. Flying area specifically set four deicing Ping, and the combination of slow de-icing and de-icing mode, de-icing of aircraft operating non-stop, slow de-icing time average of 7 minutes per flight, the deicing efficiency by nearly 50 percent.

At the same time, the Beijing Capital International Airport early ready for de-icing snow removal 22 support vehicles, including this year, three new hand push snowblower car, reserves of 470 tons in addition to snow solvent, to meet the needs of different road snow removal to ensure that the Beijing Capital International Airport key road opened within one hour two lane traffic.

Within the terminal building, Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal operation, if necessary, an additional service staff of a large number of 'red vests' cue cards issued to the passengers of flight delays, as well as blankets, children's comic books, and other support materials. Addition, the capital airport will be through television, radio, Internet, newspapers, official microblogging official website platform, timely information on the trend of changes in the weather and flight operation status to the public release, to ensure the majority of visitors travel smoothly.

Remind the majority of travelers to Beijing Capital International Airport, please contact the airlines in advance of their flight, and get the latest flight news. Travelers can also call the Capital Airport service hotline 96158 or log Capital Airport the official website www.bcia.com.cn understand information.