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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: CCA

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  
Aug 1 PEK Beijing Astana NQZ »
Aug 2 PEK Beijing Yuezhao LPF »
Aug 12 DYG Dayong Chengdu TFU »
Sep 1 PEK Beijing Dubai DXB »
Sep 1 HET Hohhot Yinchuan INC »
Sep 1 PEK Beijing Riyadh RUH »
Sep 2 PEK Beijing Abu Dhabi AUH »
Sep 3 CKG Chongqing Dubai DXB »
Sep 12 HAV Havana Madrid MAD »
Oct 25 WUH Wuhan Guangzhou CAN »
Oct 25 NGB Ningbo Guangzhou CAN »
Oct 25 PVG Shanghai Bangkok BKK »
Oct 25 PEK Beijing Sapporo CTS »
Oct 25 KRY Karamay Yining YIN »
Oct 25 PVG Shanghai Nagoya NGO »
Oct 25 PEK Beijing Nagoya NGO »
Oct 25 HGH Hangzhou Nanning NNG »
Oct 25 HGH Hangzhou Yinchuan INC »
Oct 25 HGH Hangzhou Haikou HAK »
Oct 25 DLC Dalian Tokyo NRT »
Oct 25 CKG Chongqing Sanya SYX »
Oct 25 WUH Wuhan Haikou HAK »
Oct 25 PVG Shanghai Guilin KWL »
Updated 2026-07-08.
New Air China routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
TFU Chengdu Yan'an ENY Active  »
CTU Chengdu Mangshi LUM Active  »
CKG Chongqing Lanzhou LHW Active  »
YIE Arxan Ulanhot HLH Active  »
HET Hohhot Arxan YIE Active  »
CKG Chongqing Bozhou BZJ Active  »
CKG Chongqing Wuyishan WUS Active  »
WUH Wuhan Nyingchi LZY Active  »
WNZ Wenzhou Jeju CJU Active  »
PEK Beijing Venice VCE Active  »
PEK Beijing Bishkek BSZ Active  »
TFU Chengdu Shanghai SHA Active  »
DDG Dandong Qiqihar NDG Mar 28  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Air China operates over 980 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
PEK Beijing Chengdu CTU  »
CKG Chongqing Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Hangzhou HGH  »
PEK Beijing Shanghai SHA  »
PEK Beijing Guangzhou CAN  »
HGH Hangzhou Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Shenzhen SZX  »
PEK Beijing Xian XIY  »
PEK Beijing Urumqi URC  »
PEK Beijing Changsha CSX  »
PEK Beijing Wuhan WUH  »
PEK Beijing Harbin HRB  »
SZX Shenzhen Chengdu CTU  »
PEK Beijing Guiyang KWE  »
PEK Beijing Kunming KMG  »
DLC Dalian Beijing PEK  »
PEK Beijing Xiamen XMN  »
PEK Beijing Hong Kong HKG  »
WUH Wuhan Chengdu CTU  »
PVG Shanghai Chengdu CTU  »
Based on the number of flight departures in August 2026.
Air China Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Air China.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 15342
Airbus A321 8579
Airbus A320 6851
Airbus A321neo 4090
Comac C909 3643
Airbus A319 2837
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 2698
Airbus A320neo 2445
Airbus A330-300 2237
Boeing 737-700 Passenger 1765
Airbus A350-900 1512
Comac C919 1336
Boeing 777-300 1276
Boeing 787-9 874
Airbus A330 625
Boeing 777-300ER 406
Airbus A330-200 165
Boeing 747 Passenger 106

Air China airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Air China at PEK route map
#1 Beijing (PEK)
11,548 flights
CN Air China at TFU route map
#2 Chengdu (TFU)
4,141 flights
Hub CN Air China at CTU route map
#3 Chengdu (CTU)
3,319 flights
Focus city CN Air China at CKG route map
#4 Chongqing (CKG)
2,443 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HGH route map
#5 Hangzhou (HGH)
2,160 flights
Secondary hub CN Air China at PVG route map
#6 Shanghai (PVG)
1,803 flights
Focus city CN Air China at TSN route map
#7 Tianjin (TSN)
1,745 flights
Hub CN Air China at PKX route map
#8 Beijing (PKX)
1,670 flights
CN Air China at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,389 flights
Focus city CN Air China at WUH route map
#10 Wuhan (WUH)
1,245 flights
Focus city CN Air China at HET route map
#11 Hohhot (HET)
1,101 flights
Focus city CN Air China at SZX route map
#12 Shenzhen (SZX)
1,021 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.