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Beijing Capital International AirportIATA code PEK

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Beijing, China in Asia. Originfacts tracks 15 direct destinations across 4 countries departing from PEK.

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Serves: Beijing, China
Codes: PEK · ZBAA; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Region: Asia

Airport record, updated 2 May 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Beijing, China in Asia. Operating on Asia/Shanghai local time at coordinates 40.080°, 116.590°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 15 destinations across 4 countries departing from PEK, with primary carrier operations including Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, connecting key routes to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul. Passengers traveling through Beijing Capital International Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Beijing, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

Beijing Capital International Airport details

Airport record · 2 May 2026

IATA code: PEK
ICAO code: ZBAA
City: Beijing
Country: China
Region: Asia
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 40.077°, 116.597°; From OurAirports
Official website: bcia.com.cn (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Beijing Capital International Airport’s own pages.

PEK airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 35 m (116 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 2 March 1958; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Civil Aviation Administration of China; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2024: 52.9 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
Named after: Beijing; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Beijing Daxing International Airport PKX · 66 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at PEK

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 01/19: 3,800 m, concrete.

Runways at PEK: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	3,800 m12,467 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
18L/36R	3,800 m12,467 ft	60 m	asphalt	Lit
18R/36L	3,200 m10,499 ft	50 m	concrete	Lit

Airlines and destinations from PEK

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from PEK in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from PEK to 134 destinations in 53 countries, on 25 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for PEK are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

CAAir China78 destinations
HUHainan Airlines27 destinations
SCShandong Airlines6 destinations
UAUnited Airlines2 destinations
AHAir Algerie1 destination
KCAir Astana1 destination
ACAir Canada1 destination
AFAir France1 destination
NXAir Macau1 destination
NHAll Nippon Airways1 destination
OZAsiana Airlines1 destination
J2Azerbaijan Airlines1 destination
EKEmirates1 destination
ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
HXHong Kong Airlines1 destination
7CJeju Air1 destination
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 destination
KEKorean Air1 destination
Q2Maldivian1 destination
ZHShenzhen Airlines1 destination
3USichuan Airlines1 destination
IJSpring Japan1 destination
Y8Suparna Airlines1 destination
TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
TVXizang Airlines1 destination

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

China (59): Altay, Beihai, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Dandong, Dayong, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hengyang, Jingdezhen, Jinghong, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Liuzhou, Manzhouli, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shangrao, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xian, Xining, Yangzhou, Yanji, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yining, Yiwu, Yulin, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
Russia (5): Chita, Irkutsk, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok
United States (5): Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington
Italy (3): Milan, Rome, Venice
South Korea (3): Busan, Jeju, Seoul
Thailand (3): Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
Australia (2): Melbourne, Sydney
Canada (2): Toronto, Vancouver
Germany (2): Frankfurt, Munich
Japan (2): Osaka, Tokyo
Kazakhstan (2): Almaty, Astana
Mexico (2): Mexico City, Tijuana
Spain (2): Barcelona, Madrid
United Arab Emirates (2): Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Vietnam (2): Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Algeria (1): Algiers
Austria (1): Vienna
Azerbaijan (1): Baku
Bangladesh (1): Dhaka
Belarus (1): Minsk
Belgium (1): Brussels
Brazil (1): Sao Paulo
Cuba (1): Havana
Czech Republic (1): Prague
Egypt (1): Cairo
Ethiopia (1): Addis Ababa
France (1): Paris
Georgia (1): Tbilisi
Greece (1): Athens
Hong Kong (1): Hong Kong
Hungary (1): Budapest
India (1): New Delhi
Indonesia (1): Jakarta
Kyrgyzstan (1): Bishkek
Macau (1): Macau
Malaysia (1): Kuala Lumpur
Maldives (1): Male
Mongolia (1): Ulaanbaatar
Netherlands (1): Amsterdam
New Zealand (1): Auckland
North Korea (1): Pyongyang
Philippines (1): Manila
Poland (1): Warsaw
Saudi Arabia (1): Riyadh
Serbia (1): Belgrade
Singapore (1): Singapore
South Africa (1): Johannesburg
Sweden (1): Stockholm
Switzerland (1): Geneva
Taiwan (1): Taipei
Turkiye (1): Istanbul
United Kingdom (1): London
Uzbekistan (1): Tashkent

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from PEK.

Check schedules with the airline or Beijing Capital International Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from PEK

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 15 routes Originfacts shows from PEK. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Beijing Capital International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Routes from PEK

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

Originfacts tracks 17 routes from PEK so far; the 15 shown here are listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Beijing Capital International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: bcia.com.cn (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at PEK

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names PEK, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where PEK is

Calculated

26 km northeast

Beijing Capital International Airport lies 26 km northeast of Beijing city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at PEK

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Beijing, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Beijing Capital International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:bcia.com.cn (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at PEK, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 40.08°, 116.59° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: June (average high 34°C). Coolest: January (2°C high, -9°C low). Wettest: July (251 mm); driest: January (2 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at PEK, 2016–2025
Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	2°C	-9°C	2 mm
Feb	6°C	-6°C	7 mm
Mar	15°C	0°C	11 mm
Apr	22°C	6°C	24 mm
May	29°C	13°C	42 mm
Jun	34°C	19°C	74 mm
Jul	33°C	22°C	251 mm
Aug	30°C	21°C	203 mm
Sep	27°C	15°C	67 mm
Oct	19°C	6°C	37 mm
Nov	10°C	-1°C	20 mm
Dec	3°C	-8°C	3 mm

Airports near Beijing

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Beijing Capital International Airport: common questions

Where is Beijing Capital International Airport?

Beijing Capital International Airport serves Beijing, China. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 40.077°, 116.597°.

What are the airport codes for Beijing Capital International Airport?

The IATA code is PEK and the ICAO code is ZBAA.

What time zone is PEK in?

Beijing Capital International Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone.

What is the official website of Beijing Capital International Airport?

The airport’s official website is bcia.com.cn. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from PEK?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Delta Air Lines, All Nippon Airways, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Grand China Air, Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines on routes from PEK. This is not a complete list of airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from PEK?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 17 routes from PEK so far; the 15 shown on this page go to 15 destinations in 4 countries: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Dalian, Hangzhou, Seoul, Shanghai, Xian, Chongqing, Chengdu, Changsha, Harbin, Busan and Shenzhen. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not Beijing Capital International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (bcia.com.cn) or the airlines.

How many runways does Beijing Capital International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at PEK: 01/19 (3,800 m (12,467 ft), concrete); 18L/36R (3,800 m (12,467 ft), asphalt); 18R/36L (3,200 m (10,499 ft), concrete).

Where can you fly nonstop from PEK?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from PEK to 134 destinations in 53 countries, the most in China (59), Russia (5) and United States (5). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did Beijing Capital International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 2 March 1958 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Beijing Capital International Airport?

Wikidata records 52.9 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Beijing Capital International Airport?

Per Wikidata, PEK is operated by Civil Aviation Administration of China, owned by Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited.

Which airlines have a hub at PEK?

Wikidata lists PEK as a hub of Air China, Air China Cargo, Beijing Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Deer Jet, Grand China Air and Hainan Airlines.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Beijing Capital International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q32190 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)