Usage note
航班表示飞机按时起飞和到达的班次。
háng bān biǎo shì fēi jī àn shí qǐ fēi hé dào dá de bān cì。
A flight means a scheduled airplane trip.
Context note
航班常出现在旅行、机场和出发时间里。
háng bān cháng chū xiàn zài lǚ xíng 、 jī chǎng hé chū fā shí jiān lǐ。
Flights often appear in travel, airports, and departure times.
5 examples
我们的航班晚点了。
wǒ men de háng bān wǎn diǎn le。
Our flight was delayed.
航班要起飞了。
háng bān yào qǐ fēi le。
The flight is about to take off.
请看航班信息。
qǐng kàn háng bān xìn xī。
Please check the flight information.
他坐航班去外地。
tā zuò háng bān qù wài dì。
He took a flight to another place.
航班很准时。
háng bān hěn zhǔn shí。
The flight is on time.
5 mini stories
我们在机场等航班，大家都很安静。
wǒ men zài jī chǎng děng háng bān， dà jiā dōu hěn ān jìng。
We waited for the flight at the airport, and everyone was quiet.
航班信息显示要晚一点起飞。
háng bān xìn xī xiǎn shì yào wǎn yì diǎn qǐ fēi。
The flight information showed it would take off a bit later.
老师说坐航班时要记住自己的座位。
lǎo shī shuō zuò háng bān shí yào jì zhù zì jǐ de zuò wèi。
The teacher said to remember your seat when taking a flight.
爸爸查了航班时间，再去接客人。
bà ba chá le háng bān shí jiān， zài qù jiē kè rén。
Dad checked the flight time before going to pick up the guest.
第一次坐航班，我有点紧张。
dì yī cì zuò háng bān， wǒ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng。
I was a little nervous the first time I took a flight.
Mini dialogue
航班时间
A
你的航班几点起飞？
Nǐ de hángbān jǐ diǎn qǐfēi?
What time does your flight take off?
B
我的航班下午三点起飞。
Wǒ de hángbān xiàwǔ sān diǎn qǐfēi.
My flight takes off at 3 p.m.
接机
A
爷爷的航班到了吗？
Yéye de hángbān dào le ma?
Has Grandpa's flight arrived?
B
到了，我们去接他吧。
Dào le, wǒmen qù jiē tā ba.
Yes, let's go pick him up.
Related words and contrasts
related
飞机
fēi jī
airplane
航班 is the scheduled flight; 飞机 is the airplane itself.
similar
班机
bān jī
scheduled flight; airliner
班机 is very close to 航班, often used for regular passenger flights.