PEK · Beijing, China
Beijing Capital International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC+08:00) · 40.0773° N, 116.5967° E
Beijing Capital International Airport
Airport serving Beijing, China
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PEK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 27188; ident ZBAA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
en.bcia.com.cn
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Beijing Capital International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
23 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PEK / ZBAA
OurAirports ident
ZBAA
GPS / local code
ZBAA
ISO region
CN-11
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
en.bcia.com.cn
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q32190
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC+08:00
Time zone
CST
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Beijing.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Beijing
Languages
Chinese
Currency
CNY (¥)
Country area
9,706,961 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
3 terminals
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway surface
asphalt, concrete, PEM
Opened / operator
1958 · Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited
Owner / entity
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited
Hub airlines
Air China, Hainan Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
23 source-backed signals
Beijing Capital International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Beijing, China. Beijing's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK / ZBAA) is at 40.0773° N, 116.5967° E, elevation 116 ft (35 m), serving Beijing, China.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Beijing is in China (capital Beijing); regulated by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC); on Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00); working languages: Chinese; currency: CNY (¥).
Distance from central Beijing: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PEK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK / ZBAA)
Beijing Capital International Airport · Airport serving Beijing, China
Known label 1
BJS
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Beijing
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Peking
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
北京
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
北京首都国际机场
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
ZBAA · ZBAA · CN-11
en.bcia.com.cn · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
The airport is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of downtown Beijing, in an exclave of Chaoyang and the surroundings of that exclave in suburban Shunyi.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Shunyi
shunyi · 6.6 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 117,623 · city coordinates 40.1217, 116.6478
2. Tongzhou
tongzhou · 20 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 163,326 · city coordinates 39.9040, 116.6618
3. Beijing
beijing · 25 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 18,960,744 · city coordinates 39.9075, 116.3972
4. Changping
changping · 34 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 93,174 · city coordinates 40.2161, 116.2347
5. Sanhe
sanhe · 42 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 965,075 · city coordinates 39.9805, 117.0689
6. Daxing
daxing · 44 km from PEK
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 104,904 · city coordinates 39.7403, 116.3269
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. PKX ZBAD
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing
66 km from PEK · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 98 ft (30 m) · airport coordinates 39.5013, 116.4140
2. TSN ZBTJ
Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin
124 km from PEK · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 10 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 39.1244, 117.3460
3. TNA ZSJN
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · Jinan (Licheng)
362 km from PEK · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 76 ft (23 m) · airport coordinates 36.8572, 117.2160
Route-time reference set
1. PEK-PKX
Beijing · 66 km · 55m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from PEK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PEK-TSN
Tianjin · 124 km · 59m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from PEK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PEK-TNA
Jinan (Licheng) · 362 km · 1h 18m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from PEK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, concrete, PEM
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PEK.
Runway identifiers
01/19 · 18L/36R · 18R/36L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. PKX ZBAD
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing · 66 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 98 ft (30 m) · 39.5013, 116.4140
2. TSN ZBTJ
Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin · 124 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 10 ft (3 m) · 39.1244, 117.3460
3. TNA ZSJN
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · Jinan (Licheng) · 362 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 76 ft (23 m) · 36.8572, 117.2160
4. TYN ZBYN
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · Taiyuan · 430 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 2,575 ft (785 m) · 37.7469, 112.6280
5. DLC ZYTL
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · Dalian (Ganjingzi) · 441 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 107 ft (33 m) · 38.9657, 121.5385
6. TAO ZSQD
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · Qingdao (Jiaozhou) · 513 km from PEK
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 30 ft (9 m) · 36.3620, 120.0882
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Beijing Capital International Airport is one of the primary airports serving Beijing.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PEK.
Source note 2
The airport has historically carried major Air China hub traffic alongside Beijing Daxing.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PEK.
Source note 3
The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PEK.
Country and authority
PEK sits in China (People's Republic of China), whose capital is Beijing. Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Chinese. Currency context: CNY (¥). PEK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
PEK is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with BJS, Beijing, Peking, 北京, 北京首都国际机场, 北京首都机场. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Beijing, China. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: The airport is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of downtown Beijing, in an exclave of Chaoyang and the surroundings of that exclave in suburban Shunyi.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q32190 · Beijing Capital International Airport. Owner / owning body: Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited. Administrative area: Beijing · Chaoyang District. Named after: Beijing
Field and clock profile
Beijing Capital International Airport is a near sea-level field at 116 ft (35 m), positioned at 40.0773° N, 116.5967° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Shunyi is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.6 km. PKX Beijing is the closest retained airport alternative at 66 km.
Country airport peers
PEK is compared with PKX Beijing at 66 km, TSN Tianjin at 124 km, TNA Jinan (Licheng) at 362 km, TYN Taiyuan at 430 km, DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi) at 441 km inside the retained China airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PEK-PKX Beijing: 66 km, about 55m, +0h. PEK-TSN Tianjin: 124 km, about 59m, +0h. PEK-TNA Jinan (Licheng): 362 km, about 1h 18m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident ZBAA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. en.bcia.com.cn is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Air China, Hainan Airlines
Terminal footprint
3 terminals
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway identifiers
01/19, 18L/36R, 18R/36L
OurAirports classifies PEK as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Beijing.
PEK (ZBAA) is a near sea-level field at 116 ft (35 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PEK also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as major beijing gateway and air china hub..
PEK's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, concrete, PEM.
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PEK.
- Beijing Capital International Airport is one of the primary airports serving Beijing.
- The airport has historically carried major Air China hub traffic alongside Beijing Daxing.
- The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at en.bcia.com.cn, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PEK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PEK uses Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Beijing Capital International Airport is about 25 km from central Beijing; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
PKX Beijing is the closest retained alternate at 66 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
en.bcia.com.cn is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PEK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PEK ranks #11 in the curated China airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 25 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PEK shares Asia/Shanghai with CAN Guangzhou (Huadu) CN · CGQ Changchun CN · CKG Chongqing CN · CTU Chengdu (Shuangliu) CN · DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi) CN · HFE Hefei CN. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PEK is 116 ft (35 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TAE 116 ft (35 m) (0 ft delta) · FNJ 117 ft (36 m) (1 ft delta) · BGW 114 ft (35 m) (2 ft delta) · CJU 118 ft (36 m) (2 ft delta) · DWC 114 ft (35 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PEK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PKX 66 km +0h · TSN 124 km +0h · TNA 362 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | PKX | 66 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tianjin | TSN | 124 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Jinan (Licheng) | TNA | 362 km | 1h 18m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PEK to PKX
Beijing
Distance 66 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from PEK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PEK to TSN
Tianjin
Distance 124 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from PEK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PEK to TNA
Jinan (Licheng)
Distance 362 km; estimated travel window 1h 18m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from PEK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Beijing is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Beijing Capital International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PEK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Shunyi
shunyi · 6.6 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tongzhou
tongzhou · 20 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Beijing
beijing · 25 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Changping
changping · 34 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sanhe
sanhe · 42 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Daxing
daxing · 44 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mentougou
mentougou · 46 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Liangxiang
liangxiang · 55 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Langfang
langfang · 63 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fangshan
fangshan · 67 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yangcun
yangcun · 89 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yangliuqing
yangliuqing · 110 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Beijing Capital International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Air China, Hainan Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Beijing (PKX), Tianjin (TSN), Jinan (Licheng) (TNA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Major Beijing gateway and Air China hub..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 3 terminals.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers 01/19, 18L/36R, 18R/36L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, concrete, PEM; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1958.
- Network role: Air China, Hainan Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PEK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Beijing Daxing International AirportPKX
Beijing · large airport
- Distance
- 66 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 98 ft (30 m)
Compare against PKX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tianjin Binhai International AirportTSN
Tianjin · large airport
- Distance
- 124 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3 m)
Compare against TSN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jinan Yaoqiang International AirportTNA
Jinan (Licheng) · large airport
- Distance
- 362 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 76 ft (23 m)
Compare against TNA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) in?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone (UTC+08:00, CST).
What are the codes for Beijing Capital International Airport?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport uses IATA code PEK and ICAO code ZBAA.
Where is Beijing Capital International Airport located?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport is located in Beijing, China at coordinates 40.0773° N, 116.5967° E, with an elevation of 116 ft (35 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Beijing Capital International Airport from central Beijing?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Beijing.
Which route reference is most useful from PEK?▾
Beijing (PKX) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Asia/Shanghai, and a +0h difference from PEK.
Which authority regulates PEK?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport sits inside China, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
What other airports in China are close peers to PEK?▾
PEK's curated peers in China on this site include PKX Beijing, TSN Tianjin, TNA Jinan (Licheng), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Beijing Capital International Airport have?▾
Beijing Capital International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers include 01/19, 18L/36R, 18R/36L.