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Air China is one of the biggest airlines in China and the flag carrier of the country. The airline has three major hubs – two in Beijing (PEK and PKX) and one in Chengdu. Air China has been a part of the major international alliance Star Alliance since 2007. The majority of their connections are found within Asia, even though they offer several flight options to Europe and the US as well.

CALLSIGN: AIR CHINA. IATA Code: CA. ICAO Code: KZZV

Website: http://www.airchina.com.cn/

Air China market distribution on each continent.

Air China 30 days of scheduled flights

The graph shows thenumber of scheduled flights per day. The bars are divided between domestic and international flights.

Air China airports

Number of routes on some of the biggest Air China airports.
Routes re-launching soonRE-LAUNCH

Flights with Air China that are seasonal or re-launching again.

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Aug 27 PVG Shanghai Barcelona BCN »
Sep 1 TSN Tianjin Shenyang SHE »
Sep 1 WNZ Wenzhou Changchun CGQ »
Sep 1 PKX Beijing Haikou HAK »
Sep 1 PKX Beijing Shenyang SHE »
Sep 1 URC Urumqi Aksu AKU »
Sep 1 WNZ Wenzhou Taiyuan TYN »
Sep 1 KMG Kunming Wenzhou WNZ »
Sep 1 PKX Beijing Wuhan WUH »
Sep 1 PKX Beijing Xian XIY »
Sep 1 PKX Beijing Zhuhai ZUH »
Sep 3 KHG Kashi Urumqi URC »
Oct 27 WUH Wuhan Haikou HAK »
Oct 27 KMG Kunming Zunyi WMT »
Oct 27 HAK Haikou Chengdu TFU »
Oct 27 DLC Dalian Haikou HAK »
Oct 27 NGB Ningbo Guangzhou CAN »
Oct 27 CKG Chongqing Sanya SYX »
Oct 27 CTU Chengdu Jinan TNA »
Oct 27 CKG Chongqing Aksu AKU »
Oct 27 XIL Xilinhot Manzhouli NZH »
Oct 27 WUH Wuhan Xian XIY »
Updated 2024-07-26.
New Air China routesNEW

Recently added routes to our site. This usually means the flight route is new.

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TFU Chengdu Milan MXP Active  »
MAD Madrid Havana HAV Active  »
PEK Beijing Dhaka DAC Active  »
PEK Beijing Riyadh RUH Active  »
PKX Beijing Beihai BHY Active  »
SZX Shenzhen Shanghai SHA Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 910 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
CTU Chengdu Beijing PEK  »
CKG Chongqing Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Hangzhou HGH  »
PEK Beijing Shanghai SHA  »
PEK Beijing Xian XIY  »
SZX Shenzhen Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Dalian DLC  »
PEK Beijing Guangzhou CAN  »
HGH Hangzhou Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Wuhan WUH  »
PEK Beijing Changsha CSX  »
PEK Beijing Xiamen XMN  »
PEK Beijing Kunming KMG  »
PEK Beijing Harbin HRB  »
CTU Chengdu Shanghai PVG  »
PEK Beijing Hong Kong HKG  »
SZX Shenzhen Chengdu CTU  »
CTU Chengdu Wuhan WUH  »
PEK Beijing Urumqi URC  »
HET Hohhot Tongliao TGO  »
Based on the number of flight departures in August 2024.
Air China Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 14463
Airbus A321 7658
Airbus A320 7012
Airbus A319 3542
Comac ARJ21-700 2724
Airbus A330-300 2489
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 2304
A321neo 2259
Airbus A350-900 2214
A320neo 1868
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 1425
Boeing 777-300 1240
Boeing 787-9 902
Airbus A330 857
Airbus A330-200 699
Boeing 777-300ER 388
Boeing 747 Passenger 249
Boeing 747-400 Passenger 175

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
10,762 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
3,723 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
3,153 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HGH route map
#4 Hangzhou (HGH)
1,939 flights
Focus city CN Air China at CKG route map
#5 Chongqing (CKG)
1,830 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#6 Shanghai (PVG)
1,747 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#7 Tianjin (TSN)
1,740 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#8 Hohhot (HET)
1,374 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#9 Beijing (PKX)
1,262 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#10 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,161 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#11 Wuhan (WUH)
1,135 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#12 Shenzhen (SZX)
963 flights

An airline hub is an airport where the airline has a heavy presence and normally some kind of headquarters. On the other hand, a focus city is a destination where the airline operates limited point-to-point routes. In these cities, the airline doesn’t necessarily need to have an office (even though this sometimes is the case). Many low-cost airlines don't use the definition 'hub' but instead define their main airports of operations as an operating base.