Just 1 American Carrier: Which Airlines Fly From The US To Beijing?

Summary Air China dominates Beijing-US routes with flights to JFK, LAX, and SFO. Hainan Airlines serves Boston and Seattle from Beijing with fewer flights. United Airlines is the only US carrier flying to Beijing from San Francisco with the busiest route.

All things considered, there are surprisingly few direct links between the Chinese capital of Beijing and the United States. Even more surprising is that only one US airline offers flights to Beijing. For the month of August, only three airlines are scheduled to operate six routes connecting Beijing to the US.

All of these flights depart from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). The flight connections between the United States and China haven't recovered since the pandemic . According to data from Cirium , an aviation analytics company, these are the airlines linking Beijing to the US with direct flights.

Air China Air China provides three or half of the links between Beijing and the US - to New York's JFK, California's Los Angeles, and San Francisco airports. Of these routes, the busiest is to LAX, with Air China having 27 flights over the month and 9,774 seats. The second busiest scheduled route is between Beijing and JKF (the busiest and most connected airport in the US for international travel).

Air China is scheduled to operate 22 flights in August, offering 8,030 seats. The scheduled flight time is 15 hours and 25 minutes (making it an ultra-long-haul route) with a Boeing 747. The third route to San Francisco h.