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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 31 WAW Warsaw Taiyuan TYN »
Oct 29 XIY Xian Guilin KWL »
Oct 29 XIY Xian Nanchang KHN »
Oct 29 BZX Bazhong Chengdu TFU »
Oct 29 CTU Chengdu Nur-Sultan NQZ »
Oct 29 KHN Nanchang Shijiazhuang SJW »
Oct 29 PKX Beijing Korla KRL »
Oct 29 DLC Dalian Nanjing NKG »
Oct 30 CKG Chongqing Lianyungang LYG »
Oct 30 DLC Dalian Wuhan WUH »
Updated 2023-03-27.
New Air China routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
TSN Tianjin Shenyang SHE Active  »
XIY Xian Nur-Sultan NQZ Active  »
XMN Xiamen Chengdu TFU Active  »
TFU Chengdu Jakarta CGK Active  »
TFU Chengdu Changzhou CZX Active  »
PKX Beijing Daqing DQA Active  »
CTU Chengdu Xigaze/Rikaze DDR Active  »
KTM Kathmandu Chengdu TFU Active  »
CTU Chengdu Shannan LGZ Active  »
CTU Chengdu Yangzhou YTY Active  »
SIN Singapore Chengdu TFU Active  »
TFU Chengdu Frankfurt FRA Active  »
TFU Chengdu Huai'an HIA Active  »
TFU Chengdu Hong Kong HKG Active  »
NGB Ningbo Chengdu TFU Active  »
TFU Chengdu Phuket HKT Active  »
KWE Guiyang Yichang YIH Active  »
TFU Chengdu Nanjing NKG Active  »
TFU Chengdu Nanning NNG Active  »
DDR Xigaze/Rikaze Lhasa LXA Active  »
TFU Chengdu Taipei TPE Active  »
HGH Hangzhou Hailar HLD Active  »
DLC Dalian Yichang YIH Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 870 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

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

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 14063
Airbus A321 8574
Airbus A320 8392
Airbus A319 2937
Airbus A330-300 2173
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 2130
A321neo 1940
Comac ARJ21-700 1853
A320neo 1674
Airbus A350-900 1618
Boeing 777-300 1356
Boeing 787-9 1174
Airbus A330 950
Airbus A330-200 656
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 496
Boeing 777-300ER 350
Boeing 747-400 Passenger 124
Boeing 747 Passenger 68

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
10,141 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
4,060 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
3,094 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)
1,820 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#6 Tianjin (TSN)
1,759 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#7 Beijing (PKX)
1,607 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#8 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,305 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#9 Hohhot (HET)
1,160 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#10 Shanghai (PVG)
1,105 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#11 Shenzhen (SZX)
1,075 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#12 Wuhan (WUH)
1,052 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.