VariFlight dashboard shows China domestic passenger flights during the 2026
National Day holiday (Oct 1-7) totaled 102,900, up 1.7% YoY; international and
regional passenger flights totaled 17,000, up 1.56% YoY. Traffic showed a
mid-holiday dip and a late rebound. Guangzhou Baiyun led total and domestic
flight volumes; Shanghai Pudong led international and regional flights. Domestic
hub performance was mixed: Beijing Daxing, Urumqi Tianshan, Haikou Meilan and
Chengdu Shuangliu posted double-digit YoY growth, while Shenzhen Bao'an,
Zhengzhou Xinzheng, Kunming Changshui and Xi'an Xianyang declined. Shanghai
Pudong moved up from sixth to second in domestic rankings; Shenzhen fell from
second to eighth. Top 10 domestic airports by flight volume were Guangzhou
Baiyun, Shanghai Pudong, Chengdu Tianfu, Beijing Daxing, Beijing Capital,
Chongqing Jiangbei, Xi'an Xianyang, Shenzhen Bao'an, Kunming Changshui and Hangzhou Xiaoshan.