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Beijing Capital (PEK)

Beijing Capital International Airport handled 7,194,587 passengers in August 2026, up 13.4% on a year earlier, according to Beijing Capital Airport Co..

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January37,21437,315▲ 0.3%
February33,78935,396▲ 4.8%
March36,71937,313▲ 1.6%
April35,79236,241▲ 1.3%
May37,66835,771▼ 5.0%
June36,12334,672▼ 4.0%
July38,73441,614▲ 7.4%
August38,18842,881▲ 12.3%
September35,888––
October38,401–in progress
November36,762––
December36,768––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)294,227301,203▲ 2.4%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January5,731,3726,071,991▲ 5.9%
February5,406,3226,019,871▲ 11.3%
March5,581,7076,190,060▲ 10.9%
April5,749,2636,051,301▲ 5.3%
May6,020,8335,837,162▼ 3.1%
June5,689,4915,589,828▼ 1.8%
July6,102,0926,841,249▲ 12.1%
August6,346,2957,194,587▲ 13.4%
September5,811,861––
October6,466,322–in progress
November5,951,632––
December5,907,175––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)46,627,37549,796,049▲ 6.8%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January126,743128,182▲ 1.1%
February94,754117,568▲ 24.1%
March123,610120,685▼ 2.4%
April124,753128,470▲ 3.0%
May135,385129,261▼ 4.5%
June140,877130,175▼ 7.6%
July135,395131,236▼ 3.1%
August129,859128,938▼ 0.7%
September128,334––
October137,201–in progress
November136,370––
December137,568––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)1,011,3761,014,515▲ 0.3%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 35,758 33,824 36,113 34,683 35,933 35,108 37,661 38,445 35,887 37,426 36,020 36,714
2025 37,214 33,789 36,719 35,792 37,668 36,123 38,734 38,188 35,888 38,401 36,762 36,768
2026 37,315 35,396 37,313 36,241 35,771 34,672 41,614 42,881
Series depth 16 years from 2010
Partial records from Eurostat Eurostat records only the part of Beijing Capital International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Beijing Capital International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flights recorded between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024, counted from flight records published by Eurostat. Not a current timetable.

Airport at the other end FlightsDistance (km)
Frankfurt Main Airport FRA 2,107 7,789
Charles de Gaulle International Airport CDG 1,930 8,190
Munich Airport MUC 1,275 7,722
İstanbul Airport IST 1,030 7,061
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport MAD 1,014 9,205
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport FCO 731 8,147
Brussels Airport BRU 718 7,946
Milan Malpensa International Airport MXP 717 8,093
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol AMS 697 7,828
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport ARN 610 6,691

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 13, 2024 → Mar 27, 2025

Recorded flights68Beijing Capital International Airport

Departure hour

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00No observations———
09:00No observations———
10:00No observations———
11:00No observations———
12:00No observations———
13:00No observations———
14:00No observations———
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6768
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00No observations———
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—2021
TuesdayNo observations———
WednesdayNo observations———
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—2323
FridayNo observations———
SaturdayNo observations———
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—2424

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—1313
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—1212
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—1212
AprNo observations———
MayNo observations———
JunNo observations———
JulNo observations———
AugNo observations———
SepNo observations———
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—66
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—1111
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—1314

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 2.9% 2
  • Delayed >15 min 95.6% 65
  • Cancelled 1.5% 1
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

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