CHINA AVIATION MARKET

Flight data insights and aviation analysis focused on China's airline market , with data powered by OAG's Schedules Analyser.

Here's an overview of the top statistics from China's aviation market this month:

• The busiest airport: Baiyun International (CAN) 
• Top Chinese airline (domestic): China Southern Airlines
• The busiest domestic air route in China: Beijing Capital Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao (PEK-SHA) 
• China's biggest city for air capacity: Beijing
• The top country Chinese travellers fly to: Japan
• Scroll down for more data from each category.

The data is updated monthly. Seats are calculated as departing seats (one-way). The data displayed in the charts below is available to download here.

Which are China's biggest airports?

• Baiyun International (CAN) remains China's busiest domestic airport this month, with 3.4m seats, a 6% increase in capacity vs last year.
• Shenzhen (SZN) and Beijing Capital (PEK) airports remain close second and third busiest airports, with 3.1m and 3m seats respectively. 
• Capacity increased at the fastest rate, by 7%, at Kunming airport vs last year.
  

What are China's Top Airlines?

• China Southern Airlines is the busiest airline representing 16% of the domestic market with 11.3m seats in Oct 25.
• China Eastern Airlines holds 14% share of the domestic market with 10.5m seats in Oct 25.
• Percentage wise, Spring Airlines continues to make the biggest increase in capacity again vs last year, with a 21% increase in domestic capacity vs Oct 24.
• Juneyao Airlines reduced capacity again this month by 9% vs last year.

Which are the Most Flown Airline Routes in China?

• Despite a further decline in capacity on the Beijing Capital Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao (PEK-SHA) route by 4%, it is the busiest route in Oct 25 with 647k seats.
• Shanghai Hongqiao to Shenzhen (SHA - SZN) is China's second busiest route this month with 594k seats, 7% more capacity than Oct 24.
• Capacity reduced by 6% on the Guangzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao (CAN-SHA) route vs last year.

Which Chinese Cities are Key For Air Travel?

• Beijing remains the busiest city this month with 5.4m seats through the 2 main airports, representing 7% of the market.
• Capacity at Shanghai, the second busiest city with 4.8m seats, also represents 7% share of the market.
• Capacity at the city of Kunming increased at the fastest rate of 7% vs last year.

The table shows domestic capacity by Chinese Province for this month and the same month last year.