The 30 largest airports and airlines in China

Further information is provided on the 30 biggest airports in China. At Beijing Capital International Airport alone, 81 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 206 destinations.

Out of the 15 airlines of the country we have listed biggest 15. China Southern Airlines is leading here with a total of 216 flight destinations.

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The 30 biggest airports in China

IATA	Name	City	Airlines	Destinations
PEK	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing	81	206
PVG	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Shanghai	65	152
CAN	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou	56	150
XMN	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	Xiamen	39	72
HGH	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Hangzhou	39	72
CKG	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	39	89
CTU	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Chengdu	39	108
KMG	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming	36	95
NKG	Nanjing Lukou Airport	Nanjing	32	54
CSX	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Changsha	32	70
XIY	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an	32	86
SZX	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Shenzhen	31	86
WUH	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport	Wuhan	30	66
SHE	Taoxian Airport	Shenyang	29	62
NGB	Ningbo Lishe International Airport	Ningbo	27	38
HRB	Taiping Airport	Harbin	27	58
TSN	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	Tianjin	27	52
KWL	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport	Guilin City	27	41
FOC	Fuzhou Changle International Airport	Fuzhou	26	47
SHA	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	26	67
URC	Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport	Ürümqi	26	55
DLC	Zhoushuizi Airport	Dalian	26	59
NNG	Nanning Wuxu Airport	Nanning	24	44
SYX	Sanya Phoenix International Airport	Sanya	24	41
KWE	Longdongbao Airport	Guiyang	22	48
CGO	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport	Zhengzhou	22	55
HAK	Haikou Meilan International Airport	Haikou	22	38
TNA	Yaoqiang Airport	Jinan	21	41
TYN	Taiyuan Wusu Airport	Taiyuan	19	47
WNZ	Wenzhou Longwan International Airport	Wenzhou	17	33

Freight volume

In 2020, a total of 19.26 billion ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in China. Beijing Capital International Airport alone accounted for around 1.96 million metric tons.

The biggest airlines based in China

The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is China Southern Airlines. In 2021, it carried 96.90 million passengers. It currently has a fleet of 629 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in China are:

IATA	Name	Callsign	Fleet size	Destinations
CZ	China Southern Airlines	China Southern	629	216
MU	China Eastern Airlines	China Eastern	588	390
CA	Air China	Air China	470	201
HU	Hainan Airlines	Hainan	217	110
ZH	Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen Air	200	74
3U	Sichuan Airlines	Si Chuan	184	94
MF	Xiamen Airlines	Xiamen Air	165	70
SC	Shandong Airlines	Shandong	127	60
9C	Spring Airlines	Air Spring	116	100
GS	Tianjin Airlines	Bohai	101	109
FM	Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai Air	96	140
HO	Juneyao Airlines	Juneyao Airlines	87	70
JD	Beijing Capital Airlines	Capital Jet	86	66
G5	China Express Airlines	China Express	64	70
OQ	Chongqing Airlines	Chong Qing	60	32

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