thumb|Air China Cargo headquarters

Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. () is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to over 20 cities in 12 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.

History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations shortly thereafter. It is owned by Air China (51%), CITIC Pacific (25%) and Beijing Capital International (24%) and has around 4,000 employees (as of March 2013).

On 30 December 2024, Air China Cargo went public through an initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which became the biggest IPO of Chinese A-share market in 2024.

Destinations

Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of June 2025:

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! Country

! City

! Airport

! Notes

! Ref(s)

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|Belgium||Liège||Liège Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="7"|China||Beijing||Beijing Capital International Airport||||align=center|

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|Chengdu||Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Chongqing||Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="2"|Shanghai||Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Shanghai Pudong International Airport||||align=center|

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|Tianjin||Tianjin Binhai International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Zhengzhou||Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Hong Kong||Hong Kong||Hong Kong International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="3"|Japan||Osaka||Kansai International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="2"|Tokyo||Haneda Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Narita International Airport||||align=center|

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|Denmark||Copenhagen||Copenhagen Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|France||Paris||Charles de Gaulle Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="2"|Germany||Frankfurt||Frankfurt Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Munich||Munich Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Hungary||Budapest||Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Netherlands||Amsterdam||Amsterdam Airport Schiphol||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Russia||Novosibirsk||Tolmachevo Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Spain||Zaragoza||Zaragoza Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Sweden||Stockholm||Stockholm Arlanda Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="2"|Taiwan||rowspan="2"|Taipei||Songshan Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Taoyuan International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|United Kingdom||Prestwick||Glasgow Prestwick Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|rowspan="5"|United States||Anchorage||Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Chicago||O'Hare International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Dallas||Dallas Fort Worth International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Los Angeles||Los Angeles International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|New York City||John F. Kennedy International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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Fleet

Current fleet

, Air China Cargo operates the following aircraft:

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|+ Air China Cargo Fleet

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!Aircraft

!In service

!Orders

!Notes

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|Airbus A330-200/P2F

|8

|—

|Deliveries from 2023.<br />Converted from Air China passenger aircraft.

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|Airbus A350F

|&mdash;

|10

|Deliveries from 2029 until 2031.<br />Order with 4 options were firmed May 2026.

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|Boeing 747-400F

|3

|&mdash;

|

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|Boeing 777F

|12

|&mdash;

|

|-

!Total

!23

!10

!

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Retired fleet

thumb|Air China Cargo [[Tu-204|Tu-204-120CE which was later converted to a tanker]]

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:

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|+ Air China Cargo retired fleet

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!Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Notes

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|Boeing 747-200F

|1

|1990

|2011

|Sold to Uni-Top Airlines.

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|Boeing 747-200SF

|3

|1997

|2010

|Sold to MK Airlines and Uni-Top Airlines.

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|Boeing 747-400BCF

|6

|2009

|2014

|

|-

|Boeing 747-400BDSF

|2

|2006

|2014

|Sold to ACT Airlines.

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|Boeing 757-200PCF

|4

|2013

|2023

|

|-

|Tupolev Tu-204-120CE

|1

|2008

|2011

|Converted to a tanker.

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See also

  • Air China
  • Cathay Pacific
  • China Postal Airlines

References

  • Air China Cargo
  • Air China Cargo