This special edition of our series for Routes Asia, which opens in Kunming, China, this weekend, looks at the evolution of China – USA passenger traffic from 1995 to 2015. Taking five-year intervals, we look at how direct connectivity between the two counties has improved. All the information listed is weekly round-trip services with summer season referring to peak travel season in July and August.
CHINA - USA AIR SERVICES IN SUMMER 1995 |
Route |
Frequency |
Aircraft Type |
Operator |
Beijing - Anchorage – New York JFK |
Two |
74M |
Air China |
Beijing - San Francisco |
Three |
74E |
Air China |
Beijing – Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Three |
M11 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Beijing – Tokyo – Los Angeles |
Three |
747 |
Northwest Airlines |
Beijing – Tokyo – Newark |
Seven |
747 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Beijing – Seattle – Chicago |
Two |
M11 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – Tokyo – Los Angeles |
One |
747 |
Northwest Airlines |
Shanghai – Tokyo – San Francisco |
Seven |
747 |
United Airlines |
CHINA - USA AIR SERVICES IN SUMMER 2000
|
Route |
Frequency |
Aircraft Type |
Operator |
Beijing – Detroit |
Four |
744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Beijing - San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Four |
744 / 74E |
Air China |
Beijing – Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
M11 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Beijing – Shanghai – San Francisco |
Five |
744 / 74E |
Air China |
Beijing – Tokyo – Detroit |
Three |
744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Guangzhou – Los Angeles |
Four |
772 |
China Southern Airlines |
Shanghai – Detroit |
Two |
744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Tokyo – Detroit |
Four |
744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Shanghai – Tokyo – Los Angeles |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
CHINA - USA AIR SERVICES IN SUMMER 2005
|
Route |
Frequency |
Aircraft Type |
Operator |
Guangzhou – Tokyo – Honolulu |
Seven |
757 / 744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Guangzhou – Los Angeles |
Four |
772 |
China Southern Airlines |
Beijing – Tokyo – Detroit |
Seven |
332 / 744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Beijing – Newark |
Seven |
772 |
Continental Airlines |
Beijing – New York JFK |
Seven |
744 |
Air China |
Beijing – Los Angeles |
Six |
744 |
Air China |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Tokyo – Detroit |
Seven |
744 |
Northwest Airlines |
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
346 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Five |
74E |
Air China |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
CHINA - USA AIR SERVICES IN SUMMER 2010
|
Route |
Frequency |
Aircraft Type |
Operator |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – Los Angeles |
Seven |
74E |
Air China |
Beijing – New York JFK |
Seven |
744 |
Air China |
Beijing – Newark |
Seven |
772 |
Continental Airlines |
Beijing – San Francisco
|
Seven |
74E |
Air China |
Beijing – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – Seattle |
Five |
763 |
Delta Air Lines |
Beijing – Seattle |
Four |
330 |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing – Washington |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Guangzhou – Los Angeles |
Four |
772 |
China Southern Airlines |
Shanghai – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines |
Shanghai – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Detroit |
Seven |
772 / 77L |
Delta Air Lines |
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
346 |
China Eastern Airlines
|
Shanghai – New York JFK |
Seven |
346 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – Newark |
Seven |
772 |
Continental Airlines |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
CHINA - USA AIR SERVICES IN SUMMER 2015
|
Route |
Frequency |
Aircraft Type |
Operator |
Beijing – Boston |
Seven |
788 |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
788 |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing – Chicago |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – Dallas |
Seven |
788 |
American Airlines |
Beijing – Detroit |
Seven |
332 |
Delta Air Lines |
Beijing – Honolulu |
Three |
332 |
Air China |
Beijing – Honolulu |
Three |
332 |
Hawaiian Airlines |
Beijing – Houston
|
Seven |
77W |
Air China |
Beijing - Los Angeles |
Twenty One |
77W |
Air China |
Beijing - New York JFK |
Fourteen |
74H / 77W |
Air China |
Beijing - Newark
|
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – San Francisco |
Seven |
74H |
Air China |
Beijing – San Francisco |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Beijing – San Jose
|
Five |
788 |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing – Seattle |
Seven |
332 |
Delta Air Lines |
Beijing – Seattle |
Seven |
332 |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing – Washington |
Four |
77W |
Air China |
Beijing – Washington |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Chengdu - San Francisco |
Seven |
788 |
United Airlines |
Guangzhou – Los Angeles |
Eleven |
388 / 788 |
China Southern Airlines |
Guangzhou – New York JFK
|
Eleven |
77W |
China Southern Airlines |
Guangzhou – San Francisco
|
Four |
788 |
China Southern Airlines |
Shanghai – Chicago |
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines |
Shanghai – Chicago |
Seven |
744 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Dallas
|
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines |
Shanghai – Detroit |
Seven |
744 |
Delta Air Lines |
Shanghai – Honolulu
|
Seven |
332 |
China Eastern Airlines
|
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
772 |
American Airlines
|
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
77L |
Delta Air Lines |
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Fourteen |
77W / 332 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – Los Angeles |
Seven |
789 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – New York JFK |
Seven |
77W |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – Newark |
Seven |
772 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Seven |
332 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Shanghai – San Francisco |
Fourteen |
744 / 772 |
United Airlines |
Shanghai – Seatlle
|
Seven |
332 |
Delta Air Lines |
Wuhan – San Francisco |
Three |
788 |
China Southern Airlines |