PEK - Beijing Capital 🇨🇳

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Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Beijing Capital International Airport (ICAO: ZBAA / IATA: PEK)

Location (City, Country)
Example: Beijing Shunyi, CHINA

Airport Type & Size
Opened on March 02, 1958, Beijing Capital Internaional Airport is located about 26km northeast of downtown of Beijing, the capital city of China. It is currently the biggest airport in China and the second busiest airport in the world. By the end of 2019, the annual capacity of Beijing Capital Airport reached approximately 1.01 billion passengers, and PEK airport handled 252 domestic and international flight routes per day.From 2010 to 2019, Beijing Capital International Airport was the second busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic, second only to Atlanta International Airport in the United States. In 2018, the passenger throughput of Capital International Airport exceeded 100 million for the first time, reaching 100983290. In 2024, the passenger throughput of Capital International Airport was 67.361 million, an increase of 27.35% compared to 52.893 million in 2023. The passenger throughput is only second to Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, ranking third in Chinese Mainland.
There are three terminals, 314 finger docks, two 4E runways(3800 metres60metres) and one 4F runway(3200 metres 50 metres) at Beijing Capital Airport. Terminal 1 was opened on Jan 01 1980 and renovated in 2008, but T1 has been closed on May 03 2020. Terminal 2 was opened on Nov 01 1999. And the newest terminal 3 was opened in 2008. T3 is located 6.4km southeast of T2 and T1. The airport provides a free inter-terminal shuttle bus between Terminals 2 and Terminal 3.
18R/36L 10,449 3,200 4F
18L/36R 12,468 3,800 4E
01/19 12,468 3,800 4E

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
It’s a Air China hub, it is an important aviation hub in Asia and even worldwide, and he can effectively connect the existing airports in the game. For example, transit routes. It can reach many places, which is in line with the content of our game.

Major Airlines & Routes
Air China T2:
Baotou, Bayannur, Beihai, Changzhi, Dali, Daqing, Dazhou, Ordos, Fuyang, Ganzhou, Guangyuan, Guilin, Hami Shihezi, Hailar, Hefei, Hengyang, Hohhot, Mount Huangshan, Huizhou, Jiamusi, Jieyang Chaoshan, Jingdezhen, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Jinggangshan, Karamay Yining, Korla, Lhasa, Lijiang, Linzhi, Liuzhou, Lvliang, Mudanjiang, Mianyang, Nanning, Shaoyang, Shiyan, Taizhou, Tonghua, Tonghua Liao, Ulanhot, Xichang, Xilinhot, Xining, Yan’an, Yancheng, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zunyi/Moutai
T3 Domestic: Aksu Tumushuke, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chaoyang, Chengdu/Shuangliu, Chengdu/Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Harbin Jiansanjiang, Harbin Fuyuan, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hotan, Huai’an, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Aksu, Linfen Wuhan, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qiqihar, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai/Hongqiao, Shanghai/Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Urumqi, Urumqi Hotan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Yantai, Yanji, Yangzhou Taizhou, Yiwu, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: Hong Kong, Taipei/Taoyuan
Northeast Asia: Tokyo Narita, Tokyo/Haneda, Osaka/Kansai, Nagoya, Fukuoka (via Dalian), Sapporo, Sendai (via Dalian) Hiroshima (via Dalian), Naha, Seoul/Incheon, Seoul/Gimpo, Busan, Vladivostok, Irkutsk (opened on April 27, 2025)
Southeast Asia: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Yangon, Phnom Penh, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Jakarta Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia: Chita (via Hailar), Ulaanbaatar, Astana (via Xi’an), Islamabad Karachi, Dhaka, Dubai, Riyadh
Europe: London/Heathrow, London/Gatwick, Paris/De Gaulle, Frankfurt, Munich, Milan/Malpensa, Rome/Fiumicino, Madrid, Barcelona, Geneva, Athens, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Vienna Warsaw, Budapest, Minsk, Moscow
the Americas: Toronto/Pearson (opened on May 20, 2025), Vancouver, Washington (return via Los Angeles), San Francisco, New York/Kennedy, Los Angeles, Havana (via Madrid), Sao Paulo (via Madrid)
Oceania: Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland
Africa: Cairo (opened on July 9, 2025), Johannesburg (via Shenzhen)
Hainan Airlines
Domestic: Anqing Haikou, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu/Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Jiamusi, Jingzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Liupanshui, Manzhouli, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanning, Qianjiang, Qionghai, Sanya, Shanghai/Hongqiao, Shanghai/Pudong, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Wuhan, Urumqi, Xiamen, Xi’an, Yan’an, Yichang, Yulin, Yulin,
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: Taipei/Taoyuan Asia: Tokyo/Narita, Tokyo/Haneda, Osaka/Kansai, Yi Erkutsk, Vladivostok, Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi, Phuket, Tel Aviv (resumed on April 10, 2025)
Europe: Belgrade, Berlin, Manchester, Edinburgh (seasonal), Dublin, Brussels, Prague, Moscow/Sheremetyevo St. Petersburg, Oslo Americas: Toronto/Pearson, Seattle, Boston, Mexico City (via Tijuana)
Sichuan Airlines
Domestic: Chengdu/Shuangliu, Chengdu/Tianfu Xichang, Chengdu/Tianfu, Chongqing, Chongqing Baise, Chongqing Xishuangbanna, Chongqing Zhongwei, Kunming, Panzhihua, Sanya, Wanzhou Kunming
International: Cairo (via Chengdu/Tianfu)
Shenzhen Airlines：Chengdu/Tianfu, Nanning, Nantong, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Xiangyang, Yichun - Shenzhen
Shandong Airlines ：
Chongqing, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Weihai, Xiamen, Yantai, Zhuhai,
Largest Xinhua Airlines ：
Guilin, Harbin, Sanya, Yinchuan, Zhuhai, Xiangpeng Airlines：
Mangshi Xishuangbanna, Tengchong Xishuangbanna,
TIBET Airlines Lhasa, Xining Golmud,
China Eastern Airlines ：Shanghai/Hongqiao,
Changlong Airlines ：Hangzhou
Kunming Airlines ：Kunming
Cathay Pacific Airlines： Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines ：Macau
China Airlines： Taipei/Taoyuan
EVA Airlines ：Taipei/Taoyuan
Korea Airlines ：Pyongyang,
ANA： Transport Tokyo/Haneda, Osaka/Kansai
Japan Airlines： Tokyo/Haneda
Spring Airlines Japan： Tokyo/ NRT
Korean Airlines ：Seoul/Incheon, Seoul/Kimpo, Busan/Jinhai, Jeju
Asiana Airlines：Seoul/Incheon Seoul/Gimpo Jeju Airlines： Jeju
Mongolian Civil Airlines Ulaanbaatar
Vietnam Airlines ：Hanoi
Thai Airways International：Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi
Singapore Airlines： Singapore
Philippine Airlines： Manila
Maldives Airlines： Male
Sri Lanka Airlines： Colombo (resumed on July 2, 2025)
Uzbekistan Airlines： Tashkent
Astana Airlines ：Almaty, Astana
Azerbaijan Airlines ：Baku
Turkmenistan Airlines ：Ashgabat
Pakistan International Airlines ：Islamabad Emirates Airlines ：Dubai
Mahan Airlines： Tehran
Iraq Airlines： Baghdad (with stopover in Basra)
Türkiye Airlines： Istanbul
Air France： Paris/Charles de Gaulle
Lufthansa Airlines ：Munich
Royal Dutch Airlines ：Amsterdam
Algerian Airlines ：Algiers
Egyptian Airlines： Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines ：Addis Ababa
United Airlines： Los Angeles (opened on May 3, 2025), San Francisco
Canadian Airlines： Vancouver
Cargo:
China International Cargo Airlines domestic: Nanjing, Shanghai Pudong Europe: Frankfurt Americas: Los Angeles, Chicago, New York Kennedy, Anchorage SF Airlines Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou, Wuxi Suzhou, Shenzhen Jinpeng Airlines Shanghai Pudong Lufthansa Cargo Airlines Frankfurt DHL operated by Hong Kong China Airlines Hong Kong Luxembourg International Cargo Airlines Luxembourg, Xiamen Airbridge Cargo Airlines Moscow Sheremetyevo, Zhengzhou FedEx Airlines Shanghai Pudong, Seoul Incheon, Osaka Kansai

Unique Features or Challenges
Ground transportations are included airport bus, taxi, and airport express which is a rail link to Beijing city centre and is operated as part of the Beijing Subway system.

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

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Addendum:Stand： 380
Bridge: 114 (T1-T3)
Remote:266
Tower: Two
T2 main tower ：Responsible for managing the approach, departure, and runway conflicts of international and domestic flights taking off and landing in the East, West, and Central regions
T3 Tower ground traffic control, with 5 control seats covering the south and north apron control areas, implementing monitoring of 314 parking positions.
Feature: The first airport in Asia to implement a “main tower+apron ground” division of labor model.

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Air Macau：Macao

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Strongly support PEK as playable airport.

1. The most important airports in China, having many domestic and international flights.
2. Ranked No.2 busiest airports by passenger traffic during 2010-2019. Passengers over 100 million in 2018 and 2019.
3. Near with NGO. Flight contracts between PEK and NGO can be signed with smaller airplanes.
4. One of hub of Boeing 747, with better utilization of the remake of Boeing 747 series model in the future.
5. Having 3 terminals built in different ages (T1-1980s, T2-2000s, T3-2010s), the upgrade path/tree is easy to set.

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RWY 01/19 is the east runway

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West runway: numbered 18R/36L (magnetic azimuth of approximately 180 °/360 °), mainly used for mixed takeoff and landing.
Middle runway: numbered 18L/36R (magnetic azimuth of approximately 180 °/360 °), mainly used for departing flights.
East runway: numbered 01/19 (with a magnetic azimuth angle of approximately 10 °/190 °), which refers to the east runway designated by the user, is mainly used for inbound flights.

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Ranking 1st now. Congratulations.

[nclsean]

We love CHN

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Of course, PEK is a lubricant

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Don’t worry, increase the popularity of PKX

[mayuyuyukirin]

zbaa is amazing and one of larger hub all over the world

[yotiger]

I live next to this airport and make commutes every half a year. I can provide valuable info. In addition, it is supposedly planned on 2026

[kubasan]

We are truly grateful for the incredible interest from our Chinese community — including hundreds of new forum accounts overnight.

It shows how much you care about World of Airports, and we deeply appreciate it.

At the same time, we must honestly share that repeated attempts to disrupt the integrity of the game — almost exclusively coming from the Chinese player base — have forced us to divert much of our team’s focus away from developing new content.

As a result, many accounts had to be banned, and progress on exciting projects like Chinese airports has been delayed.

World of Airports is a free game and will always remain so, which is why attacks aimed at gaining unfair advantages make little sense to us.

If we can find a path toward mutual respect and cooperation, it will free up our energy for growth — and certainly open the way for Chinese airports to become part of the game.

Thank you for being part of our journey!

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The Beijing— Madrid —Sao Paulo route is indeed one of the longest ocean routes in the world, and its ultra long distance and transcontinental characteristics have iconic significance in the aviation industry. The following is a detailed analysis based on the latest authoritative information: 1. Basic parameters and operating background of the route: 1. Ultra long distance and transcontinental route. The route is operated by Air China with flight number CA897, and is divided into two sections: - Beijing Capital International Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport: the flight takes about 10 hours and the distance is about 8147 kilometers, crossing Asia and Europe. -Madrid to Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport: The flight takes about 11 hours and covers a distance of approximately 9437 kilometers, crossing the Atlantic to reach South America. -With a total range of over 18000 kilometers, it is currently the longest route of Air China and one of the few routes in the world with a range exceeding 18000 kilometers. 2. Background and strategic significance of resuming flights. This route was first opened in 2006 and is the first direct route of Chinese civil aviation to South America. After resuming operations in April 2024, there will be two flights per week (Thursday and Sunday) using Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with a total duration of approximately 25 hours (including a 2-hour 5-minute stopover in Madrid). The resumption of flights coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, and has important strategic value for strengthening economic, trade, and cultural exchanges between China and Latin America.