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Beijing Capital International Airport

ZBAA
764
Flights/Day
05:51
Local Time
Shanghai
Timezone
116ft
Elevation
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About Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing's main concern is spring sandstorms from the Gobi Desert (March-April). Otherwise, flying conditions are generally calm.

Is Beijing Capital Airport turbulent?

Beijing's primary weather challenge is spring sandstorms that blow in from the Gobi Desert. These massive dust clouds can turn the sky orange and reduce visibility to near zero, grounding hundreds of flights. The storms occur mainly in March and April when strong Mongolian winds kick up desert dust. Outside of sandstorm season, Beijing enjoys relatively calm flying conditions.

  • April 2025 sandstorms cancelled 693 flights in a single day
  • Beijing recorded its strongest winds in 75 years during recent storms
  • Sandstorm frequency has decreased from 26 days (1950s) to 3 days (2010) due to tree planting
What causes Beijing's sandstorms?

Strong northwesterly winds from Mongolia lift sand and dust from the Gobi Desert and carry it across northern China. Deforestation in the 20th century worsened the problem by removing natural barriers. China's massive Three-North Shelter Forest project, planting trees on 35 million hectares since 1978, has significantly reduced storm frequency and severity, though major events still occur.

When is the best time to fly through Beijing?

May through October offers the most reliable conditions, with autumn (September-October) being particularly pleasant. Avoid March and April when sandstorm risk peaks. Winter brings cold but generally clear weather, though occasional cold fronts from Siberia can cause gusty conditions. Summer monsoon storms are milder here than in southern China.

Is turbulence at Beijing dangerous?

No. Modern aircraft are designed to withstand forces far stronger than turbulence. While bumps can feel uncomfortable, they do not pose a safety risk. Pilots actively avoid rough air whenever possible. Learn more about turbulence

Best seats to reduce turbulence when flying from Beijing?

Seats near the wings feel the least movement because they are closest to the aircraft's center of gravity. Seats at the back of the aircraft feel turbulence more strongly. Learn more about seat selection

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KC268
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Emirates
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HU6259
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CA1135
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CA1851
Air China Ltd
HYN 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1233
Air China Ltd
KRY 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1587
Air China Ltd
WEH 06:55 Local -- Forecast
3U8837
Sichuan Airlines
WXN 06:55 Local -- Forecast
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Sichuan Airlines
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Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
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Sichuan Airlines
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Hainan Airlines
KHN 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA917
Air China Ltd
HLD 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1841
Air China Ltd
YTY 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1437
Air China Ltd
CKG 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA4182
Air China Ltd
CTU 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1213
Air China Ltd
INC 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1279
Air China Ltd
ENY 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1231
Air China Ltd
XIY 06:55 Local -- Forecast
HU6259
Hainan Airlines
HLD 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1257
Air China Ltd
KRL 06:55 Local -- Forecast
ZH9155
Shenzhen Airlines
WUX 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1659
Air China Ltd
NDG 06:55 Local -- Forecast
CA1135
Air China Ltd
HLH 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1939
Air China Ltd
KWL 07:00 Local -- Forecast
HU7103
Hainan Airlines
DLC 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA4127
Air China Ltd
LZY 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1587
Air China Ltd
WEH 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA865
Air China Ltd
MAD 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1359
Air China Ltd
CAN 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1831
Air China
XMN 07:00 Local airbus a321-213 Forecast
CA1851
Air China Ltd
HYN 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1213
Air China Ltd
INC 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1231
Air China Ltd
XIY 07:00 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
ENY 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1233
Air China Ltd
KRY 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA1257
Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
MXP 07:00 Local -- Forecast
HU7183
Hainan Airlines
KHN 07:00 Local -- Forecast
HU6259
Hainan Airlines
HLD 07:00 Local -- Forecast
CA9613
Air China Ltd
DLU 07:00 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
YTY 07:00 Local -- Forecast
MU5100
China Eastern Airlines
PVG 07:00 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
SQD 07:10 Local -- Forecast
CA1287
Air China Ltd
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CA1369
Air China Ltd
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Hainan Airlines
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Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
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Hainan Airlines
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Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
ZHA 07:15 Local -- Forecast
CA1609
Air China Ltd
CGQ 07:15 Local -- Forecast
CA1287
Air China Ltd
URC 07:15 Local -- Forecast
HU7135
Hainan Airlines
CSX 07:15 Local -- Forecast
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Shenzhen Airlines
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CA1895
Air China Ltd
SQD 07:15 Local -- Forecast
CA1257
Air China Ltd
KRL 07:15 Local -- Forecast
CA1591
Air China Ltd
YNZ 07:20 Local -- Forecast
HU7189
Hainan Airlines
KWE 07:20 Local -- Forecast
3U3117
Sichuan Airlines
MIG 07:20 Local -- Forecast
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Grand China Air
AQG 07:20 Local -- Forecast
CA1591
Air China Ltd
YNZ 07:25 Local -- Forecast
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Hainan Airlines
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Air China Ltd
MIG 07:25 Local -- Forecast
ZH9155
Shenzhen Airlines
WUX 07:25 Local -- Forecast
ZH9112
Shenzhen Airlines
YIC 07:25 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
CTU 07:25 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
HRB 07:25 Local -- Forecast
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Hainan Airlines
SHA 07:25 Local -- Forecast
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Shandong Airlines
FOC 07:30 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
XNN 07:30 Local -- Forecast
HU7103
Hainan Airlines
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SC2126
Shandong Airlines
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CA1591
Air China Ltd
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Air China Ltd
YIN 07:30 Local -- Forecast
CA1335
Air China Ltd
NNG 07:30 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
LJG 07:30 Local -- Forecast
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Shenzhen Airlines
SZX 07:30 Local -- Forecast
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Air China Ltd
HGH 07:30 Local -- Forecast
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Air China
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CX345
Cathay Pacific
HKG 07:30 Local -- Forecast
CA1507
Air China Ltd
SHA 07:30 Local -- Forecast
3U8242
Sichuan Airlines
KMG 07:35 Local -- Forecast
CA1245
Air China Ltd
HTN 07:40 Local -- Forecast
ZH9112
Shenzhen Airlines
YIC 07:40 Local -- Forecast
3U8900
Sichuan Airlines
CTU 07:40 Local -- Forecast
CA8357
Air China Ltd
PVG 07:40 Local -- Forecast
CA1251
Air China Ltd
URC 07:40 Local -- Forecast
CA1475
Air China Ltd
KMG 07:40 Local -- Forecast
CA1267
Air China Ltd
XNN 07:40 Local -- Forecast
3U3125
Sichuan Airlines
ZHY 07:40 Local -- Forecast
HU7657
Hainan Airlines
JHG 07:40 Local -- Forecast
CA1251
Air China Ltd
URC 07:45 Local -- Forecast
HU7657
Hainan Airlines
JHG 07:45 Local -- Forecast
CA1267
Air China Ltd
XNN 07:45 Local -- Forecast
CA1143
Air China Ltd
LLV 07:45 Local -- Forecast
CA1475
Air China Ltd
KMG 07:45 Local -- Forecast
CA1245
Air China
HTN 07:50 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
06:05
Local
PEK ALA
KC KC268
06:15
Local
PEK DSN
CA CA1141
06:20
Local
PEK CZX
CA CA1825
06:20
Local
PEK HSF
CA CA1619
06:20
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PEK SHE
CA CA1601
boeing 737 max 8
06:25
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PEK YNJ
CA CA1613
06:25
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PEK JMU
CA CA1691
06:25
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PEK HAK
CA CA1361
airbus a330-343
06:25
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PEK SZX
CA CA1393
06:25
Local
PEK KMG
CA CA1403
06:25
Local
PEK DLU
CA CA1441
06:30
Local
PEK HAK
CA CA1361
airbus a330-343
06:30
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PEK SZX
CA CA1393
06:30
Local
PEK YNJ
CA CA1613
06:30
Local
PEK YTY
CA CA1841
06:30
Local
PEK KMG
CA CA1403
06:35
Local
PEK DLU
CA CA1441
06:35
Local
PEK ASB
T5608
06:40
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PEK HLD
CA CA917
06:40
Local
PEK HRB
CA CA1621
06:40
Local
PEK XIY
HU HU7137
boeing 737-84p
06:40
Local
PEK SWA
CA CA1395
06:40
Local
PEK KWE
CA CA1461
06:40
Local
PEK DSN
CA CA1141
06:40
Local
PEK SYX
CA CA1353
06:40
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PEK CSX
CA CA1343
06:40
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PEK KHG
CA CA1215
06:40
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PEK TYN
CA CA1145
06:40
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PEK URC
CA CA1287
06:40
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PEK LJG
CA CA1469
06:40
Local
PEK YTY
CA CA1841
06:40
Local
PEK DQA
CA CA1697
06:40
Local
PEK CZX
CA CA1825
06:40
Local
PEK VVO
HU HU405
06:40
Local
PEK UYN
HU HU7133
06:45
Local
PEK SWA
CA CA1395
06:45
Local
PEK URC
CA CA1287
06:45
Local
PEK TYN
CA CA1145
06:45
Local
PEK LJG
CA CA1469
06:45
Local
PEK HRB
CA CA1621
06:45
Local
PEK DQA
CA CA1697
06:50
Local
PEK DXB
EK EK309
boeing 777-31h(er)
06:50
Local
PEK HLD
HU HU6259
06:55
Local
PEK HLH
CA CA1135
boeing 737-89l
06:55
Local
PEK HYN
CA CA1851
06:55
Local
PEK KRY
CA CA1233
06:55
Local
PEK WEH
CA CA1587
06:55
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PEK WXN
3U8837
06:55
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PEK MIG
3U3117
06:55
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PEK KHG
CA CA1215
06:55
Local
PEK KWL
CA CA1939
06:55
Local
PEK CTU
3U8890
06:55
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PEK KHN
HU HU7183
06:55
Local
PEK HLD
CA CA917
06:55
Local
PEK YTY
CA CA1841
06:55
Local
PEK CKG
CA CA1437
06:55
Local
PEK CTU
CA CA4182
06:55
Local
PEK INC
CA CA1213
06:55
Local
PEK ENY
CA CA1279
06:55
Local
PEK XIY
CA CA1231
06:55
Local
PEK HLD
HU HU6259
06:55
Local
PEK KRL
CA CA1257
06:55
Local
PEK WUX
ZH ZH9155
06:55
Local
PEK NDG
CA CA1659
07:00
Local
PEK HLH
CA CA1135
07:00
Local
PEK KWL
CA CA1939
07:00
Local
PEK DLC
HU HU7103
07:00
Local
PEK LZY
CA CA4127
07:00
Local
PEK WEH
CA CA1587
07:00
Local
PEK MAD
CA CA865
07:00
Local
PEK CAN
CA CA1359
07:00
Local
PEK XMN
CA CA1831
airbus a321-213
07:00
Local
PEK HYN
CA CA1851
07:00
Local
PEK INC
CA CA1213
07:00
Local
PEK XIY
CA CA1231
07:00
Local
PEK ENY
CA CA1279
07:00
Local
PEK KRY
CA CA1233
07:00
Local
PEK KRL
CA CA1257
07:00
Local
PEK MXP
CA CA583
07:00
Local
PEK KHN
HU HU7183
07:00
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PEK HLD
HU HU6259
07:00
Local
PEK DLU
CA CA9613
07:00
Local
PEK YTY
CA CA1841
07:00
Local
PEK PVG
MU MU5100
07:10
Local
PEK SQD
CA CA1895
07:10
Local
PEK URC
CA CA1287
07:10
Local
PEK SYX
CA CA1369
07:10
Local
PEK KWE
HU HU7189
07:10
Local
PEK KWL
CA CA1939
07:10
Local
PEK CGQ
CA CA1609
07:15
Local
PEK DLC
HU HU7103
07:15
Local
PEK PZI
CA CA1485
07:15
Local
PEK BHY
CA CA1911
07:15
Local
PEK KWL
CA CA1939
07:15
Local
PEK ZHA
CA CA1927
07:15
Local
PEK CGQ
CA CA1609
07:15
Local
PEK URC
CA CA1287
07:15
Local
PEK CSX
HU HU7135
07:15
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PEK TFU
ZH ZH9195
07:15
Local
PEK SQD
CA CA1895
07:15
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PEK KRL
CA CA1257
07:20
Local
PEK YNZ
CA CA1591
07:20
Local
PEK KWE
HU HU7189
07:20
Local
PEK MIG
3U 3U3117
07:20
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PEK AQG
CN CN7127
07:25
Local
PEK YNZ
CA CA1591
07:25
Local
PEK NRT
HU HU439
07:25
Local
PEK MIG
CA CA1453
07:25
Local
PEK WUX
ZH ZH9155
07:25
Local
PEK YIC
ZH ZH9112
07:25
Local
PEK CTU
CA CA1405
07:25
Local
PEK HRB
CA CA1689
07:25
Local
PEK SHA
HU HU7601
07:30
Local
PEK FOC
SC SC2205
07:30
Local
PEK XNN
CA CA1267
07:30
Local
PEK DLC
HU HU7103
07:30
Local
PEK XMN
SC SC2126
07:30
Local
PEK YNZ
CA CA1591
07:30
Local
PEK YIN
CA CA9715
07:30
Local
PEK NNG
CA CA1335
07:30
Local
PEK LJG
CA CA9621
07:30
Local
PEK SZX
ZH ZH9116
07:30
Local
PEK HGH
CA CA1704
07:30
Local
PEK CTU
CA CA1405
comac c919-100(er)
07:30
Local
PEK HKG
CX CX345
07:30
Local
PEK SHA
CA CA1507
07:35
Local
PEK KMG
3U8242
07:40
Local
PEK HTN
CA CA1245
07:40
Local
PEK YIC
ZH ZH9112
07:40
Local
PEK CTU
3U8900
07:40
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PEK PVG
CA CA8357
07:40
Local
PEK URC
CA CA1251
07:40
Local
PEK KMG
CA CA1475
07:40
Local
PEK XNN
CA CA1267
07:40
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PEK ZHY
3U3125
07:40
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PEK JHG
HU HU7657
07:45
Local
PEK URC
CA CA1251
07:45
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PEK JHG
HU HU7657
07:45
Local
PEK XNN
CA CA1267
07:45
Local
PEK LLV
CA CA1143
07:45
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PEK KMG
CA CA1475
07:50
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PEK HTN
CA CA1245
boeing 737 max 8
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