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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.

Start From     To  
Jun 1 PKX Beijing Chengdu TFU »
Jun 1 HGH Hangzhou Hailar HLD »
Jun 1 KMG Kunming Wenzhou WNZ »
Jun 1 PEK Beijing London LGW »
Jun 2 WNZ Wenzhou Changchun CGQ »
Oct 27 TFU Chengdu Sanya SYX »
Oct 27 XIL Xilinhot Manzhouli NZH »
Oct 29 HLH Ulanhot Xilinhot XIL »
Oct 29 HGH Hangzhou Shiyan WDS »
Updated 2024-04-23.
New Air China routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
PKX Beijing Weihai WEH Active  »
TFU Chengdu Jinan TNA Active  »
CTU Chengdu Beihai BHY Active  »
CTU Chengdu Nantong NTG Active  »
PEK Beijing London LGW Jun 1  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 900 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

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

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 14864
Airbus A321 8579
Airbus A320 7026
Airbus A319 3039
Comac ARJ21-700 2538
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 2398
A321neo 2383
Airbus A350-900 2342
Airbus A330-300 2315
A320neo 1918
Boeing 777-300 1713
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 1659
Boeing 787-9 1047
Airbus A330 939
Boeing 777-300ER 665
Airbus A330-200 545
Boeing 747 Passenger 194
Boeing 747-400 Passenger 164

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
11,470 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
3,609 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
3,181 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HGH route map
#4 Hangzhou (HGH)
1,938 flights
Focus city CN Air China at CKG route map
#5 Chongqing (CKG)
1,918 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#6 Tianjin (TSN)
1,891 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#7 Shanghai (PVG)
1,792 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#8 Beijing (PKX)
1,520 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,330 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#10 Hohhot (HET)
1,313 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#11 Wuhan (WUH)
1,205 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#12 Shenzhen (SZX)
1,101 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.