with 10,073,426 seats offered in February 2025, China Southern Airlines is China’s top airline for February 2025. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the nation’s busiest airport for February this month. But do these airlines fare in this article discussing the ten busiest airline routes in China for February 2025? Let’s find out.
[ Note: The rankings were based on the data from OAG, a global air traffic data provider. The data was available when the writer last checked the website on 20th February.]
10.CKG – SZK
| Route | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) – Skukuza Airport(SZK) |
| Seats Capacity | 282,774 |
| Distance | 10,040 km |
Image: Juukeihc | Wikimedia Commons
9.CTU – SZX
| Route | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CUT) – Shenzhen Bao´an International Airport (SZX) |
| Seats Capacity | 284,016 |
| Distance | 1,324 km |
Non-stop flights operated from CTU – SZX:
| Airline | Approximate time taken | Aircraft Used |
| China East Airlines | 1h 50m | Airbus A321 |
| Hainan Airlines | 2h 00m | Boeing 787-9 |
| Xiamen Airlines | 2h 00m | Boeing 787-800 Passenger |
| Sichuan Airlines | 2h 05m | Airbus A320 |
| China Southern Airlines | 2h 05m | Airbus A321 |
| West Air (China) | 2h 05m | A321neo |
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One-stop flights operated from CKG -SZX:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming (KMG) | 5h 10m | Boeing 737-200 |
| China Southern Airlines | Wuhan (WUH) | 5h 20m | A321neo |
8.HGH – SZX
| Route | Hangzhou International Airport (HGH) – Shenzhen Bao´an International Airport (SZX) |
| Seats Capacity | 295,959 |
| Distance | 1,346.9 km |
Non-stop flights operated from HGH – SZX:
| Airline | Approximate time taken | Aircraft Used |
| China East Airlines | 2h 23m | Airbus A321 |
| Hainan Airlines | 2h 25m | Boeing 787-9 |
| Xiamen Airlines | 2h 25m | Boeing 787-800 Passenger |
| Air China | 2h 05m | Airbus A321 |
| Loong Air | 2h 20m | Airbus A321 |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 2h 25m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
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One-stop flights operated from HGH – SZX:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Wuhan (WUH) | 5h 00m | Airbus A320 |
7.CAN – HGH
| Route | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) – Hangzhou International Airport (HGH) |
| Seats Capacity | 305,356 |
| Distance | 27 km |
Non-stop flights operated from CAN – HGH:
| Airline | Approximate time taken | Aircraft Used |
| China East Airlines | 2h 00m | Airbus A321 |
| Hainan Airlines | 2h 13m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
| Xiamen Airlines | 2h 25m | Boeing 787-800 Passenger |
| 9 Air Co | 2h 03m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
| Loong Air | 2h 15m | Airbus A321 |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 1h 55m | Airbus A320 |
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One-stop flights operated from CAN – HGH:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Wuhan (WUH) | 5h 50m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
6.CTU – PEK
| Route | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) – Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK) |
| Seats Capacity | 323,911 |
| Distance | 1,833 km |
Non-stop flights operated from CTU – PEK:
| Airlines | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Sichuan Airlines | 2h 45m | Airbus A320 |
| Air China | 2h 45m | A321neo |
| Tibet Airlines | 2h 50m | Airbus A320 |
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One-stop Flights from CTU – PEK:
| Airline | Stopover ar | Approximate Flight Time | Aircraft Used |
| Air China | Tianhe (WUH) | 6h 30m | Boeing 737-800 |
| Air China | Liuting (TAO) | 6h 05m | Boeing 737-700 passenger |
| Air China | Zhoushuizi (DLC) | 5h 55m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
5.CAN – PEK
| Route | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) – Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK) |
| Seats Capacity | 326,563 |
| Distance | 1,881 km |
Non-stop flights operated from CAN – PEK:
| Airlines | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 3h 00m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
| Hainan Airlines | 3h005m | Boeing 787 |
| Air China | 3h 15m | Boeing 777-300 |
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One-stop flights operated from CAN – PEK:
| Airline | Stopover ar | Approximate Flight Time | Aircraft Used |
| Hainan Airlines | Jiangbei (CKG) | 5h 55m | Boeing 787-9 |
| Shandong Airlines | Boeing 737-800 Passenger | 6h 15m | Boeing 737-800 passenger |
| China Eastern Airlines | Hongqiao (SHA) | 5h 45m | Airbus A320 |
4.PEK – SZX
| Route | Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK) – Shenzhen Bao´an International Airport (SZX) |
| Seats Capacity | 410,139 |
| Distance | 2,233 km |
Non-stop flights operated from PEK – SZX:
| Airlines | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 3h 35m | Airbus A330 |
| Hainan Airlines | 3h 25m | Boeing 787 |
| Air China | 3h 30m | Boeing 777-300ER |
Image: byeange | Wikimedia Commons
One-stop flights from PEK – SZX:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Pudong (PVG) | 6h 20m | Airbus A320 |
| Hainan Airlines | Jiangbei (CKG) | 6h 45m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Wuxu (NNG) | 5h 50m | Boeing 737-800 passenger |
| Air China | Tianhe (WUH) | 6h 05m | Airbus A320 |
3.CAN – SHA
| Route | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) – Hongqiao International Airport(SHA) |
| Seats Capacity | 447,043 |
| Distance | 1,176 km |
Non-stop flights operated from CAN – SHA:
| Airline | Approximate time taken | Aircraft Used |
| China East Airlines | 2h 05m | Airbus A350-900 |
| Hainan Airlines | 2h 05m | Airbus A330 |
| Spring Airlines | 2h 10m | Airbus A320 |
| Juneyao Airlines | 2h 05m | Airbus A320 |
| Shanghai Airlines | 2h 10m | Boeing 737-200 |
| Air China | 2h 20m | Airbus A330-300 |
One-stop flights operated from CAN – SHA:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Wuhan(WUH) | 5h 25m | COMAC C919 |
| Xiamen Airlines | Jiangbei (JJN) | 4h 40m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
2.SHA – SZX
| Route | Hongqiao International Airport(SHA)- Shenzhen Bao´an International Airport (SZX) |
| Seats Capacity | 482,709 |
| Distance | 1,208 km |
Non-stop flights from SHA – SZX:
| Airlines | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 3h 35m | Airbus A330 |
| Hainan Airlines | 3h 25m | Boeing 787 |
| Air China | 3h 30m | Boeing 777-300ER |
Image: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon | Wikimedia Commons
One-stop flights from SHA – SZX:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| China Eastern Airlines | Wuhan(WUH) | 6h 20m | Boeing 737-500 |
| China southern Airlines | Wuhan(WUH) | 6h 20m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |
1.PEK – SHA
| Route | Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK) – Hongqiao International Airport(SHA) |
| Seats Capacity | 542,709 |
| Distance | 1,077 km |
Non-stop flights operated from PEK – SHA:
| Airlines | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Hainan Airlines | 2h 10m | Airbus A330-200 |
| China Eastern Airlines | 2h 15m | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Air China | 2h 25m | Boeing 747 Passenger |
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One-stop flights operated from PEK – SHA:
| Airline | Stopper at | Approximate Flight time | Aircraft Used |
| Air China | Wusu(TYN) | 6h 10m | Boeing 737-500 |
| Shanghai Airlines | Wusu(TYN) | 6h 10m | Boeing 737-800 Passenger |