PEK Airport Code, Beijing Capital International Airport
PEK is the IATA airport code for Beijing Capital International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports, serving Beijing, China. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, ZBAA.
What airport is PEK?
PEK is the IATA airport code for Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, China. The same airport has the ICAO code ZBAA.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 3 in our dataset. Its ICAO code ZBAA begins with Z, the prefix ICAO assigns to China and Mongolia.
| IATA airport code | PEK |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | ZBAA |
| Airport | Beijing Capital International Airport |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Main airlines | CA, HU, CZ |
| Runways | 3 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is PEK airport located?
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is in Beijing, China, at coordinates 40.07735, 116.5967.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 40.08° N, 116.60° E. It is close to sea level at 116 ft (35 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at PEK
It has 3 runways. The longest is 12,467 ft (3.80 km), designated 01/19.
Which airlines fly to PEK?
The open route dataset lists CA (Air China), HU (Hainan Airlines), CZ (China Southern Airlines), MU (China Eastern Airlines), JD (Japan Air System), ZH (Shenzhen Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Beijing Capital International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the PEK code comes from
PEK preserves PEKing, the older romanisation of Beijing, frozen into the registry decades before pinyin made Beijing standard. Codes never modernise their spelling, which is why the capital's main airport still answers to a name no airline writes anymore. The city's second hub, Daxing, took PKX in 2019.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Beijing Capital International Airport?
The IATA code for Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing is PEK. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Beijing?
The 3-letter IATA code for Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing is PEK.
What is the ICAO code for Beijing Capital International Airport?
The ICAO code for Beijing Capital International Airport is ZBAA. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code PEK.
What is the difference between PEK and ZBAA?
PEK is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. ZBAA is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Beijing Capital International Airport.
Why is Beijing's airport code PEK?
PEK comes from Peking, the romanisation of the city's name in use when the code was assigned. IATA codes are never respelled, so the code kept the old form even after Beijing became the standard spelling. Beijing Daxing, opened in 2019, uses PKX.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Beijing and China and the wider region:
Popular routes from PEK
Distance and typical flight time from Beijing Capital International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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