China Airlines will inaugurate a new service to Phoenix, Arizona on December 3rd 2025. Airbus A350-900 aircraft will be assigned to this route, with 3 round-trip flights each week (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday).
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As part of its efforts to connect Taiwan with key industrial nodes across the world, China Airlines will become the first Asian carrier to fly to Phoenix, Arizona, an emerging tech hub with a growing demand for business travel. Phoenix also offers convenient connections to other inland American cities.
The outbound flight CI036 from Taipei to Phoenix will depart from Taoyuan International Airport at 10:55 local time and fly non-stop to Phoenix before landing at 08:00 local time. For the return leg, flight CI035 from Phoenix to Taipei will depart at 11:55 local time and make a stopover in Los Angeles at 12:20 local time, before continuing onto Taipei and arriving at Taoyuan International Airport at 21:30 local time on the following day.
Nicknamed “the Valley of the Sun”, Phoenix is the largest city in the state of Arizona. The distinctive desert landscape is filled with giant cacti, and tourists are drawn to the area’s Native American culture, spectacular natural scenery and cultural diversity. Ideally located in the American Southwest, Phoenix serves as a convenient transportation hub to the most breathtaking natural wonders — including the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, and Horseshoe Bend.
China Airlines has continued to steadily grow its presence in North America since it first entered the market more than half a century ago. The addition of Phoenix to the network at the end of the year will make the city the carrier’s seventh North American destination for non-stop passenger flights. North American destinations that the carrier currently flies to include New York, Los Angeles, Ontario, San Francisco and Seattle in the U.S., as well as Vancouver in Canada, with 40 round-trip flights each week. There are also plans to increase the frequency of the New York route and become a tenant of The New Terminal One at JFK Airport in New York.