Air China · PEK
What gates does Air China use at Beijing Capital Airport (PEK)?
Air China uses 88 gates at Beijing Capital Airport (PEK), mainly in Terminal 3’s Concourses C, E and D and Terminal 2, with about 360 departures a day (Oct 7–21, 2026). It is the main airline at 52 of them. By departures: Terminal 3’s Concourses C (62% of its departures), E (19%) and D (8%) and Terminal 2 (10%).
Based on 10,828 Air China flights at PEK, Oct 7–21, 2026 (full days)
How Air China compares at PEK
- 1st of the 45 airlines with regular flights at PEK by departures: 61% of them (360 departures a day of about 588 a day).
- 1.8 turns a day at each gate it turns planes at, 23% fewer than the airport’s 2.4.
- Median turn at the gate: 106 min, 3 min shorter than the airport median (109 min).
- At PEK, Air China’s 360 departures a day compare with Hainan Airlines’ 83 and China Eastern’s 21. Air China has 52 gates of its own; Hainan Airlines 8; China Eastern 1.
Where Air China flies nonstop from PEK
168 nonstop destinations. Nonstop routes seen Oct 7–21, 2026; a few days of data can miss weekly or seasonal routes.
| Destination | Flights | Other airlines on this route |
|---|---|---|
| ChengduCTU | 18/day | Sichuan Airlines (11/day), Hainan Airlines (1/day), Tibet Airlines (6-7/week) |
| HangzhouHGH | 14/day | Hainan Airlines (5-6/day), Loong Air (2/day), Shandong Airlines (under 1/week) |
| SHASHA | 13/day | China Eastern (16/day), Hainan Airlines (4-5/day) |
| ChongqingCKG | 12/day | Hainan Airlines (4/day), Sichuan Airlines (3/day), Shandong Airlines (under 1/week) |
| GuangzhouCAN | 12/day | Hainan Airlines (7-8/day), Shenzhen Airlines (1-2/day), United (under 1/week) |
| ShenzhenSZX | 10/day | Shenzhen Airlines (8-9/day), Hainan Airlines (4-5/day) |
| Xi'anXIY | 8-9/day | Hainan Airlines (3-4/day) |
| CSXCSX | 7-8/day | Hainan Airlines (5-6/day), Air Travel (2-3/week) |
| DalianDLC | 7-8/day | Hainan Airlines (2/day) |
| HarbinHRB | 7/day | Hainan Airlines (1/day), Grand China Air (4-5/week) |
| WuhanWUH | 6-7/day | Hainan Airlines (1/day), Shandong Airlines (under 1/week) |
| Hong KongHKG | 6/day | Cathay Pacific (7-8/day), Hong Kong Airlines (2/day) |
| UrumqiURC | 6/day | Hainan Airlines (2/day), Sichuan Airlines (1-2/day), Shandong Airlines (1/day) |
| XiamenXMN | 5-6/day | Shandong Airlines (4/day), Hainan Airlines (1-2/day) |
| NGBNGB | 5-6/day | none seen |
| NNGNNG | 5-6/day | Shenzhen Airlines (2/day), Hainan Airlines (1/day) |
| KMGKMG | 5-6/day | Kunming Airlines (2/day), Hainan Airlines (1-2/day), Lucky Air (1/day), Sichuan Airlines (2/week), Shandong Airlines (under 1/week) |
| KWEKWE | 5-6/day | Hainan Airlines (1-2/day) |
| INCINC | 5/day | Grand China Air (1-2/day) |
| NanjingNKG | 4-5/day | none seen |
| ChangchunCGQ | 4-5/day | none seen |
| WNZWNZ | 4-5/day | Hainan Airlines (4-5/week) |
| Tokyo HanedaHND | 4-5/day | ANA (2/day), Japan Airlines (2/day) |
| LHWLHW | 4/day | Hainan Airlines (2/day) |
| SeoulICN | 3-4/day | Asiana (2-3/day), Korean Air (2-3/day) |
| KHNKHN | 3/day | Hainan Airlines (2/day) |
| BangkokBKK | 3/day | Thai Airways (2/day), Hainan Airlines (1-2/day) |
| ShanghaiPVG | 3/day | China Eastern (5/day), Hainan Airlines (1/day) |
| ShenyangSHE | 3/day | none seen |
| FeixiHFE | 3/day | none seen |
| FuzhouFOC | 3/day | Shandong Airlines (4/day), Hainan Airlines (1-2/day), Fuzhou Airlines (2-3/week) |
| QingdaoTAO | 3/day | Shandong Airlines (2/day) |
| SingaporeSIN | 3/day | Singapore Airlines (2-3/day) |
| SYXSYX | 3/day | Hainan Airlines (3-4/day), Sichuan Airlines (2/week) |
| DSNDSN | 2-3/day | none seen |
| YNTYNT | 2-3/day | Shandong Airlines (4/day) |
| ZUHZUH | 2-3/day | Shandong Airlines (4/day) |
| SWASWA | 2-3/day | none seen |
| HLDHLD | 2-3/day | Grand China Air (1/day) |
| XNNXNN | 2-3/day | none seen |
| HaikouHAK | 2-3/day | Hainan Airlines (5/day) |
| YNJYNJ | 2/day | none seen |
| FrankfurtFRA | 2/day | none seen |
| JMUJMU | 2/day | none seen |
| KWLKWL | 2/day | none seen |
| London HeathrowLHR | 2/day | none seen |
| OsakaKIX | 2/day | Hainan Airlines (5/week), ANA (3-4/week) |
| YCUYCU | 2/day | none seen |
| ZhengzhouCGO | 2/day | none seen |
| DLUDLU | 2/day | none seen |
| DYGDYG | 2/day | none seen |
| MoscowSVO | 2/day | Hainan Airlines (1/day) |
| VVOVVO | 2/day | Hainan Airlines (under 1/week) |
| WEHWEH | 2/day | none seen |
| MIGMIG | 1-2/day | none seen |
| MadridMAD | 1-2/day | none seen |
| DNHDNH | 1-2/day | none seen |
| DQADQA | 1-2/day | none seen |
| ParisCDG | 1-2/day | Air France (1/day) |
| ENYENY | 1-2/day | none seen |
| LJGLJG | 1-2/day | Loong Air (2-3/week) |
| NantongNTG | 1-2/day | Shenzhen Airlines (1/day) |
| JDZJDZ | 1-2/day | none seen |
| KHGKHG | 1-2/day | none seen |
| LZHLZH | 1-2/day | none seen |
| Sergelen sumUBN | 1-2/day | MIAT (1/day) |
| LXALXA | 1-2/day | Tibet Airlines (1-2/day) |
| TaipeiTPE | 1-2/day | China Airlines (1/day), EVA Air (1/day), Hainan Airlines (4-5/week) |
| KRLKRL | 1-2/day | none seen |
| HYNHYN | 1-2/day | none seen |
| UYNUYN | 1-2/day | Hainan Airlines (2-3/week) |
| XILXIL | 1-2/day | none seen |
| HUZHUZ | 1-2/day | none seen |
| JHGJHG | 1-2/day | none seen |
| PhuketHKT | 1-2/day | none seen |
| ViennaVIE | 1-2/day | none seen |
| ChengduTFU | 1/day | Hainan Airlines (3/day), Sichuan Airlines (2/day), Shenzhen Airlines (1-2/day) |
| DZHDZH | 1/day | none seen |
| HMIHMI | 1/day | none seen |
| LZYLZY | 1/day | none seen |
| NDGNDG | 1/day | none seen |
| BarcelonaBCN | 1/day | none seen |
| BrusselsBRU | 1/day | Hainan Airlines (6-7/week) |
| BudapestBUD | 1/day | none seen |
| BusanPUS | 1/day | Korean Air (1/day) |
| CIHCIH | 1/day | none seen |
| CopenhagenCPH | 1/day | none seen |
| DDGDDG | 1/day | none seen |
| HETHET | 1/day | none seen |
| HLHHLH | 1/day | none seen |
| HNYHNY | 1/day | none seen |
| HZGHZG | 1/day | none seen |
| HanoiHAN | 1/day | Vietnam Airlines (5/week) |
| IKTIKT | 1/day | none seen |
| JUZJUZ | 1/day | none seen |
| Kuala LumpurKUL | 1/day | none seen |
| LFQLFQ | 1/day | none seen |
| LIJLIJ | 1/day | none seen |
| LYGLYG | 1/day | none seen |
| LZOLZO | 1/day | none seen |
| London GatwickLGW | 1/day | none seen |
| ManilaMNL | 1/day | Philippine Airlines (2-3/week) |
| MilanMXP | 1/day | none seen |
| MunichMUC | 1/day | Lufthansa (1/day) |
| PZIPZI | 1/day | none seen |
| RLKRLK | 1/day | none seen |
| RomeFCO | 1/day | none seen |
| SQDSQD | 1/day | none seen |
| SeoulGMP | 1/day | Korean Air (1/day), Asiana (1/day) |
| StockholmARN | 1/day | none seen |
| TGOTGO | 1/day | none seen |
| TXNTXN | 1/day | none seen |
| TaiyuanTYN | 1/day | none seen |
| WDSWDS | 1/day | none seen |
| WMTWMT | 1/day | none seen |
| WarsawWAW | 1/day | none seen |
| YIWYIW | 1/day | none seen |
| JGSJGS | 6-7/week | none seen |
| KOWKOW | 6-7/week | none seen |
| ZHAZHA | 6-7/week | none seen |
| CZXCZX | 6/week | none seen |
| GenevaGVA | 6/week | none seen |
| JZHJZH | 6/week | none seen |
| XICXIC | 6/week | none seen |
| IstanbulIST | 5-6/week | Turkish Airlines (2/day) |
| AthensATH | 5/week | none seen |
| JakartaCGK | 5/week | none seen |
| KTIKTI | 5/week | none seen |
| New York JFKJFK | 5/week | none seen |
| VancouverYVR | 5/week | Air Canada (1/day) |
| YINYIN | 5/week | none seen |
| AATAAT | 4-5/week | none seen |
| SydneySYD | 4-5/week | none seen |
| AlmatyALA | 4-5/week | Air Astana (1/day) |
| CNXCNX | 4-5/week | none seen |
| FUGFUG | 4-5/week | none seen |
| GYSGYS | 4-5/week | none seen |
| HSFHSF | 4-5/week | none seen |
| WGNWGN | 4-5/week | none seen |
| YBPYBP | 4-5/week | Sichuan Airlines (1/day) |
| AucklandAKL | 3-4/week | none seen |
| BHYBHY | 3-4/week | none seen |
| CairoCAI | 3-4/week | EgyptAir (2-3/week) |
| DhakaDAC | 3-4/week | none seen |
| Ho Chi Minh CitySGN | 3-4/week | none seen |
| Los AngelesLAX | 3-4/week | United (2-3/week) |
| MelbourneMEL | 3-4/week | none seen |
| BishkekBSZ | 3-4/week | none seen |
| TashkentTAS | 3-4/week | none seen |
| AKUAKU | 2-3/week | none seen |
| AstanaNQZ | 2-3/week | Air Astana (5/week) |
| DelhiDEL | 2-3/week | none seen |
| HTNHTN | 2-3/week | none seen |
| IslamabadISB | 2-3/week | none seen |
| TorontoYYZ | 2-3/week | Hainan Airlines (under 1/week) |
| VeniceVCE | 2-3/week | none seen |
| YNZYNZ | 2-3/week | none seen |
| San FranciscoSFO | 2-3/week | United (6-7/week) |
| YIHYIH | 2-3/week | Hainan Airlines (1/day) |
| BucharestOTP | 2/week | none seen |
| JejuCJU | 2/week | Korean Air (1/day), Jeju Air (2-3/week) |
| KRYKRY | 2/week | none seen |
| MinskMSQ | 2/week | none seen |
| Washington DullesIAD | 2/week | none seen |
| FNJFNJ | under 1/week | Air Koryo (2/week) |
| ZagrebZAG | under 1/week | none seen |
| Saint PetersburgLED | under 1/week | Hainan Airlines (3-4/week) |
| TOJTOJ | under 1/week | none seen |
When Air China flies at PEK
- First departure of the day usually around 6:00 am, the last around 3:20 am (after midnight).
- Busiest hour: 1:00 pm–2:00 pm, with about 51 of its arrivals and departures.
- About 29 of its aircraft spend the night at PEK (arrive in the evening, leave the next morning).
Air China’s aircraft at PEK
| Aircraft | Departures | Seats each |
|---|---|---|
| 737-800 | 99/day | 167 |
| A321 | 56/day | 185 |
| A320 | 45/day | 158 |
| A330-300 | 17/day | 301 |
| 737 MAX 8 | 16/day | not listed |
| 777-300ER | 14/day | not listed |
| A350-900 | 14/day | not listed |
| 787-9 | 12/day | 293 |
| A321neo | 11/day | not listed |
| 737-700 | 10/day | not listed |
| A330-200 | 9-10/day | not listed |
| A319 | 8/day | not listed |
Of the gates it holds, 2 have taken a jumbo, 37 have taken a wide-body, 2 have taken a 757/767 and 11 have taken a narrow-body. Seats are capacity from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type, not passengers.
Air China’s gates at PEK
Terminal 3, Concourse C C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C11, C13, C15, C17, C23, C25, C27, C29, C31, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37
Terminal 3, Concourse D D03, D05, D06, D08, D09, D10, D11, D13, D31, D32, D33, D34, D35, D36
Terminal 3, Concourse E E03, E05, E14, E15, E16, E17, E19, E24, E28, E29, E30, E51, E52, E53
Terminal 2 240
Held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand).
Gates it shares
And 6 more.
About this data
Based on 15 full days of flights at PEK, Oct 7–21, 2026. Gates of its own are the gates where Air China flies the most (regional partners count as their brand). 36% of its departures have no seat count yet, so seat numbers run low.
Air China at PEK: questions
What terminal is Air China at Beijing Capital Airport (PEK)?
Air China flies from Terminal 3’s Concourses C, E and D and Terminal 2 at Beijing Capital Airport (PEK). By departures: Terminal 3’s Concourses C (62% of its departures), E (19%) and D (8%) and Terminal 2 (10%).
What gates does Air China use at PEK?
Air China has 52 gates at PEK (the airline flying each one most): 240, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C11, C13 and 40 more. It used 88 gates in all over Oct 7–21, 2026.
How many flights a day does Air China have from PEK?
About 360 departures a day, averaged over Oct 7–21, 2026.
Where does Air China fly nonstop from PEK?
Air China flies nonstop to 168 cities from PEK, the most often to Chengdu, Hangzhou, SHA, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Routes seen Oct 7–21, 2026.
When is Air China’s first flight out of PEK?
Usually around 6:00 am; the last leaves around 3:20 am (after midnight).
Does Air China share gates at PEK?
Yes: 36 gates it uses are shared or used most by another airline, e.g. gate D01 with Shenzhen Airlines and Tibet Airlines.
Other airlines at PEK
All of PEK’s gates by airline · Air China at every airport we map · Nonstop routes from PEK