39K
passengers, July 2026
Air China does not report on-time numbers; its passenger numbers are below. It carried 38,859 passengers in July 2026, down 7.4% from a year earlier.
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · on-time numbers to July 2026 · passengers to July 2026
Passengers, Jul 2026
39K
-7.4% vs a year earlier
Passengers, 12 months
439K
Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
Load factor
90.4%
43K seats
Month by month
Air China's numbers each month
Monthly trend
Air China passengers on board. Jan 2025 to Jul 2026. Hover a month for the numbers.
Busiest routes
Passengers on non-stop flights, one direction, July 2026
| Route | Passengers | Flights | Full |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → PEKNew York to Beijing | 7,495 | 21 | 94.9% |
| PEK → JFKBeijing to New York | 7,363 | 21 | 93.2% |
| PEK → LAXBeijing to Los Angeles | 5,360 | 18 | 95.7% |
| LAX → PEKLos Angeles to Beijing | 5,236 | 18 | 93.5% |
| PEK → IADBeijing to Washington | 2,966 | 9 | 90.3% |
| IAD → PEKWashington to Beijing | 2,870 | 9 | 87.4% |
| SFO → PEKSan Francisco to Beijing | 2,651 | 9 | 76.3% |
| PEK → SFOBeijing to San Francisco | 2,632 | 9 | 75.8% |
| LAX → SZXLos Angeles to Shenzhen | 1,174 | 4 | 94.4% |
| SZX → LAXShenzhen to Los Angeles | 1,112 | 4 | 89.4% |
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Questions and answers
How many passengers does Air China carry?
38,859 passengers in July 2026, filling 90.4% of its seats, and 438,585 in the last 12 months. A passenger on a connecting trip is counted on each flight.
On-time numbers cover scheduled domestic flights of the airlines that report them (the large US airlines and their regional partners), counted at the departure airport. A flight is on time when it arrives less than 15 minutes late; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Official public data, updated monthly.