Air China (CA)
An at-a-glance profile of Air China, the active carrier registered in China under IATA code CA. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: Air China
- Country of registration: China
- ATC callsign: AIR CHINA
- ICAO code: CCA
Air China is one of 983 active airlines indexed in this directory. The route sample below comes straight from the OpenFlights routes table. Treat it as a snapshot rather than a complete schedule. It still gives a clear picture of where the carrier flies and which airports it concentrates on.
Route sample
Up to 60 routes filed under CA. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADD | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CAN | Guangzhou, China | ADD→CAN |
| ADD | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | PEK | Beijing, China | ADD→PEK |
| AKL | Auckland, New Zealand | PVG | Shanghai, China | AKL→PVG |
| AKU | Aksu, China | CTU | Chengdu, China | AKU→CTU |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | GOT | Gothenborg, Sweden | ARN→GOT |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | GVA | Geneva, Switzerland | ARN→GVA |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | HEL | Helsinki, Finland | ARN→HEL |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | PEK | Beijing, China | ARN→PEK |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | TMP | Tampere, Finland | ARN→TMP |
| ARN | Stockholm, Sweden | VAA | Vaasa, Finland | ARN→VAA |
| ATH | Athens, Greece | MUC | Munich, Germany | ATH→MUC |
| ATL | Atlanta, United States | IAH | Houston, United States | ATL→IAH |
| BAV | Baotou, China | CAN | Guangzhou, China | BAV→CAN |
| BAV | Baotou, China | PEK | Beijing, China | BAV→PEK |
| BAV | Baotou, China | TSN | Tianjin, China | BAV→TSN |
| BAV | Baotou, China | TYN | Taiyuan, China | BAV→TYN |
| BCN | Barcelona, Spain | VIE | Vienna, Austria | BCN→VIE |
| BHY | Beihai, China | HGH | Hangzhou, China | BHY→HGH |
| BHY | Beihai, China | PEK | Beijing, China | BHY→PEK |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | PEK | Beijing, China | BKK→PEK |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | SZX | Shenzhen, China | BKK→SZX |
| BOM | Mumbai, India | CTU | Chengdu, China | BOM→CTU |
| BPX | Bangda, China | CTU | Chengdu, China | BPX→CTU |
| CAI | Cairo, Egypt | CAN | Guangzhou, China | CAI→CAN |
| CAI | Cairo, Egypt | PEK | Beijing, China | CAI→PEK |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | ADD | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CAN→ADD |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | BAV | Baotou, China | CAN→BAV |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CAI | Cairo, Egypt | CAN→CAI |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CGO | Zhengzhou, China | CAN→CGO |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CGQ | Changchun, China | CAN→CGQ |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CKG | Chongqing, China | CAN→CKG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CTU | Chengdu, China | CAN→CTU |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | CZX | Changzhou, China | CAN→CZX |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | DAX | Dazhou, China | CAN→DAX |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | GYS | Guangyuan, China | CAN→GYS |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HAK | Haikou, China | CAN→HAK |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HET | Hohhot, China | CAN→HET |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HFE | Hefei, China | CAN→HFE |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HGH | Hangzhou, China | CAN→HGH |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HRB | Harbin, China | CAN→HRB |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HYN | Huangyan, China | CAN→HYN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | IST | Istanbul, Turkey | CAN→IST |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | JDZ | Jingdezhen, China | CAN→JDZ |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | JJN | Quanzhou, China | CAN→JJN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | JZH | Jiuzhaigou, China | CAN→JZH |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KHN | Nanchang, China | CAN→KHN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KMG | Kunming, China | CAN→KMG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KWE | Guiyang, China | CAN→KWE |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | LYI | Linyi, China | CAN→LYI |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | LZO | Luzhou, China | CAN→LZO |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NKG | Nanjing, China | CAN→NKG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NNG | Nanning, China | CAN→NNG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NRT | Tokyo, Japan | CAN→NRT |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | PEK | Beijing, China | CAN→PEK |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | PVG | Shanghai, China | CAN→PVG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | SHA | Shanghai, China | CAN→SHA |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | SHE | Shenyang, China | CAN→SHE |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TAO | Qingdao, China | CAN→TAO |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TNA | Jinan, China | CAN→TNA |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TSN | Tianjin, China | CAN→TSN |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEK | Beijing Capital International Airport | Beijing | China | 7 |
| CTU | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Chengdu | China | 4 |
| CAN | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | 3 |
| PVG | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Shanghai | China | 2 |
| TSN | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | Tianjin | China | 2 |
| HGH | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | Hangzhou | China | 2 |
| GOT | Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport | Gothenborg | Sweden | 1 |
| GVA | Geneva Cointrin International Airport | Geneva | Switzerland | 1 |
| HEL | Helsinki Vantaa Airport | Helsinki | Finland | 1 |
| TMP | Tampere-Pirkkala Airport | Tampere | Finland | 1 |
| VAA | Vaasa Airport | Vaasa | Finland | 1 |
| MUC | Munich Airport | Munich | Germany | 1 |
| IAH | George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport | Houston | United States | 1 |
| TYN | Taiyuan Wusu Airport | Taiyuan | China | 1 |
| VIE | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | Austria | 1 |
| SZX | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Shenzhen | China | 1 |
| ADD | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 1 |
| BAV | Baotou Airport | Baotou | China | 1 |
| CAI | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | Egypt | 1 |
| CGO | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | Zhengzhou | China | 1 |
| CGQ | Longjia Airport | Changchun | China | 1 |
| CKG | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Chongqing | China | 1 |
| CZX | Changzhou Benniu Airport | Changzhou | China | 1 |
| DAX | Dachuan Airport | Dazhou | China | 1 |
| GYS | Guangyuan Airport | Guangyuan | China | 1 |
Reading an airline page
An airline's IATA code is the two-character identifier you see on tickets and flight numbers. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used in air traffic control and on flight plans. The callsign is the spoken name controllers use on the radio. Together they uniquely fingerprint the carrier across regulatory and operational systems, which is handy when you have a flight number from one source and want to confirm the operator from another.
Route samples here come from a community-maintained snapshot. They aren't a substitute for the airline's official schedule, but they reflect which markets the carrier has historically flown. They're also a fast way to spot a carrier's hubs, since hub airports turn up at the top of both the destination and origin lists.