Evening thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail on July 7 disrupted operations at Beijing Capital International Airport and surrounding airspace; the airport activated a level‑1 coordinated operations response. Variflight monitoring showed as of 17:00 on July 7 inbound and outbound flights were delayed; 11 inbound flights have been diverted so far, mainly to Shijiazhuang Zhengding, and diversions are continuing to rise. Tianjin Binhai International Airport reported 15 inbound diversions, primaril

2026-07-07

Evening thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail on July 7 disrupted operations at Beijing Capital International Airport and surrounding airspace; the airport activated a level‑1 coordinated operations response. Variflight monitoring showed as of 17:00 on July 7 inbound and outbound flights were delayed; 11 inbound flights have been diverted so far, mainly to Shijiazhuang Zhengding, and diversions are continuing to rise. Tianjin Binhai International Airport reported 15 inbound diversions, primarily to Shijiazhuang Zhengding and Beijing Daxing.