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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  
Mar 1 HET Hohhot Hailar HLD »
Mar 30 PEK Beijing Dunhuang DNH »
Mar 30 TFU Chengdu Dayong DYG »
Mar 30 TSN Tianjin Shenyang SHE »
Mar 30 HET Hohhot Nanchang KHN »
Mar 30 HGH Hangzhou Nanning NNG »
Mar 30 JJN Jinjiang Chengdu TFU »
Mar 30 PKX Beijing Nanning NNG »
Mar 30 PVG Shanghai Nanning NNG »
Mar 30 NGB Ningbo Chengdu TFU »
Mar 30 WUH Wuhan Ningbo NGB »
Mar 30 TFU Chengdu Nanning NNG »
Mar 30 PKX Beijing Nanjing NKG »
Mar 30 CTU Chengdu Changchun CGQ »
Mar 30 SZX Shenzhen Beijing PKX »
Mar 30 HGH Hangzhou Hailar HLD »
Mar 30 PKX Beijing Xiamen XMN »
Mar 30 WNZ Wenzhou Lanzhou LHW »
Mar 30 KMG Kunming Wenzhou WNZ »
Mar 30 CTU Chengdu Beihai BHY »
Updated 2025-01-12.
New Air China routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
TBS Tbilisi Urumqi URC Active  »
MSQ Minsk Xian XIY Active  »
HET Hohhot Lanzhou LHW Active  »
CTU Chengdu Jinjiang JJN Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 920 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
PEK Beijing Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Hangzhou HGH  »
PEK Beijing Chongqing CKG  »
PEK Beijing Shanghai SHA  »
PEK Beijing Shenzhen SZX  »
PEK Beijing Guangzhou CAN  »
PEK Beijing Xian XIY  »
HGH Hangzhou Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Wuhan WUH  »
PEK Beijing Dalian DLC  »
PEK Beijing Changsha CSX  »
PEK Beijing Guiyang KWE  »
PEK Beijing Harbin HRB  »
PEK Beijing Xiamen XMN  »
KMG Kunming Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Hong Kong HKG  »
PEK Beijing Yinchuan INC  »
WUH Wuhan Chengdu CTU  »
CTU Chengdu Shenzhen SZX  »
PVG Shanghai Chengdu CTU  »
Based on the number of flight departures in February 2025.
Air China Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 15167
Airbus A321 8162
Airbus A320 6200
Comac ARJ21-700 3321
Airbus A319 2955
Airbus A330-300 2248
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 2198
A321neo 2050
Airbus A350-900 2027
A320neo 1724
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 1681
Boeing 777-300 1307
Boeing 787-9 1132
Airbus A330 1040
Airbus A330-200 554
Boeing 777-300ER 509
919 248
Boeing 747 Passenger 172
Boeing 747-400 Passenger 70

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
10,741 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
3,778 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
3,192 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HGH route map
#4 Hangzhou (HGH)
2,013 flights
Focus city CN Air China at CKG route map
#5 Chongqing (CKG)
1,808 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#6 Tianjin (TSN)
1,740 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#7 Shanghai (PVG)
1,677 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#8 Beijing (PKX)
1,564 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,397 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#10 Hohhot (HET)
1,229 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#11 Wuhan (WUH)
1,094 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#12 Shenzhen (SZX)
960 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.