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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  
Oct 29 CTU Chengdu Astana NQZ »
Oct 29 CTU Chengdu Kathmandu KTM »
Oct 31 INC Yinchuan Nanchang KHN »
Oct 31 CKG Chongqing Yiwu YIW »
Nov 1 CTU Chengdu Singapore SIN »
Nov 3 CTU Chengdu Jakarta CGK »
Nov 4 PVG Shanghai Sendai SDJ »
Mar 31 PVG Shanghai Zhengzhou CGO »
Mar 31 TFU Chengdu Huai'an HIA »
Mar 31 TGO Tongliao Ulanhot HLH »
Mar 31 TGO Tongliao Manzhouli NZH »
Mar 31 HGH Hangzhou Hailar HLD »
Mar 31 WUH Wuhan Qionghai BAR »
Apr 1 HLD Hailar Wenzhou WNZ »
Updated 2023-09-30.
New Air China routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
KUL Kuala Lumpur Chengdu TFU Active  »
PEK Beijing Quzhou, Zhejiang Province JUZ Active  »
CKG Chongqing Singapore SIN Active  »
PKX Beijing Wuhan WUH Active  »
HET Hohhot Ulaanbaatar UBN Active  »
HGH Hangzhou Dubai DXB Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 880 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
CTU Chengdu Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Hangzhou HGH  »
PEK Beijing Shanghai SHA  »
SZX Shenzhen Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Guangzhou CAN  »
PEK Beijing Chongqing CKG  »
PEK Beijing Dalian DLC  »
PEK Beijing Wuhan WUH  »
PEK Beijing Guiyang KWE  »
HGH Hangzhou Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Xian XIY  »
PEK Beijing Kunming KMG  »
PEK Beijing Changsha CSX  »
HET Hohhot Tongliao TGO  »
PEK Beijing Lanzhou LHW  »
PEK Beijing Yinchuan INC  »
PEK Beijing Harbin HRB  »
PEK Beijing Nanning NNG  »
WUH Wuhan Chengdu CTU  »
CTU Chengdu Shenzhen SZX  »
Based on the number of flight departures in October 2023.
Air China Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 12842
Airbus A321 8089
Airbus A320 7617
Airbus A319 3401
Airbus A350-900 2107
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 2058
Airbus A330-300 1933
Comac ARJ21-700 1664
A320neo 1609
A321neo 1581
Boeing 777-300 1306
Airbus A330 999
Boeing 787-9 928
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 826
Airbus A330-200 552
Boeing 777-300ER 416
Boeing 747 Passenger 150
Boeing 747-400 Passenger 92

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
9,547 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
3,821 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
2,828 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HGH route map
#4 Hangzhou (HGH)
1,783 flights
Focus city CN Air China at CKG route map
#5 Chongqing (CKG)
1,657 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#6 Tianjin (TSN)
1,586 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#7 Shanghai (PVG)
1,428 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#8 Beijing (PKX)
1,404 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,224 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#10 Wuhan (WUH)
1,053 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#11 Shenzhen (SZX)
989 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#12 Hohhot (HET)
986 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.