PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport
- IATA code
- PEK
- ICAO code
- ZBAA
- City code
- BJS
- All Beijing airports
- Passengers
- 52,879,156
- 2024 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 27
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Asia/Shanghai
- Elevation
- 35 m
- 115 ft
- Runways
- 3
- Longest 3,800 m
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About PEK
Beijing Capital International Airport is a large airport serving Beijing, China. It opened in 1958 and is run by Civil Aviation Administration of China. 52,879,156 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 27 nonstop routes from PEK. On tickets, the city code BJS covers it together with the other Beijing airports.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from PEK
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| PEK → ICN | 903 km | 449,280 (6 mo) |
| PEK → CDG | 8,211 km | 534,434 |
| PEK → FRA | 7,810 km | 515,204 |
| PEK → MUC | 7,742 km | 300,852 |
| PEK → IST | 7,079 km | 260,214 |
| PEK → SFO | 9,516 km | 223,011 |
| PEK → MAD | 9,227 km | 219,397 |
| PEK → LAX | 10,059 km | 187,656 |
| PEK → FCO | 8,168 km | 187,430 |
| PEK → MXP | 8,114 km | 177,690 |
| PEK → JFK | 11,004 km | 162,507 |
| PEK → BRU | 7,967 km | 161,514 |
| PEK → AMS | 7,849 km | 160,988 |
| PEK → BCN | 8,835 km | 143,774 |
| PEK → ARN | 6,710 km | 141,022 |
| PEK → VIE | 7,473 km | 124,296 |
| PEK → CPH | 7,215 km | 111,073 |
| PEK → BER | 7,378 km | 95,659 |
| PEK → WAW | 6,964 km | 86,727 |
| PEK → GVA | 8,223 km | 82,468 |
| PEK → ATH | 7,626 km | 77,683 |
| PEK → IAD | 11,138 km | 62,856 |
| PEK → SEA | 8,702 km | 51,630 |
| PEK → BEG | 7,444 km | 49,345 |
| PEK → BOS | 10,842 km | 41,397 |
| PEK → GRU | 17,577 km | 32,184 |
| PEK → HNL | 8,145 km | 202 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at PEK on flights to and from the US
- CA Air China · 1,351 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 1,035 flights
- HU Hainan Airlines · 391 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Other airports in Beijing
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| PKX | Beijing Daxing International Airport | 66 km |
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| TSN | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | 124 km |
| TVS | Tangshan Sannühe Airport | 126 km |
| ZQZ | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport | 159 km |
| CDE | Chengde Puning Airport | 170 km |
| BPE | Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport | 215 km |
Distance from PEK to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,800 m | 60 m | Concrete |
| 18L/36R | 3,800 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 18R/36L | 3,200 m | 50 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China · 40.0773, 116.5967
Questions
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