List of airlines of China

As of October 2026, Mainland China has 53 airlines are qualified to operate trunk routes. Among them, 41 are passenger airlines or mainly transporting passenger and 12 are cargo airlines.

This is a list of airlines which have a current Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (). All airlines listed below are based in Mainland China.

Scheduled airlines Major

Airline Chinese name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub(s) Commencedoperations Air China 中国国际航空 CA CCA AIR CHINA Beijing–CapitalBeijing–DaxingChengdu–ShuangliuChengdu–TianfuShanghai–PudongShenzhen 1988 China Eastern Airlines 中国东方航空 MU CES CHINA EASTERN Shanghai–HongqiaoShanghai–PudongBeijing–DaxingKunmingXi'an 1988 China Southern Airlines 中国南方航空 CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN GuangzhouBeijing–DaxingChongqingShanghai–PudongShenzhenÜrümqi 1991 Hainan Airlines 海南航空 HU CHH HAINAN HaikouBeijing–CapitalChongqingShenzhenXi'an 1989 Juneyao Airlines 吉祥航空 HO DKH AIR JUNEYAO Shanghai–HongqiaoShanghai–Pudong 2005 Shanghai Airlines 上海航空 FM CSH SHANGHAI AIR Shanghai–HongqiaoShanghai–Pudong 1985 Shenzhen Airlines 深圳航空 ZH CSZ SHENZHEN AIR Shenzhen 1993 Sichuan Airlines 四川航空 3U CSC SI CHUAN Chengdu–ShuangiuChengdu–TianfuChongqingKunming 1986 XiamenAir 厦门航空 MF CXA XIAMEN AIR XiamenFuzhouHangzhou 1984

Low-cost airlines

Airline Chinese name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub(s) Commencedoperations 9 Air 九元航空 AQ JYH TRANS JADE Guangzhou 2015 Beijing Capital Airlines 首都航空 JD CBJ CAPITAL JET Qingdao 2010 Colorful Guizhou Airlines 多彩贵州航空 GY CGZ COLORFUL Guiyang 2015 China United Airlines 中国联合航空 KN CUA LIANHANG Beijing–Daxing 1986 Jiangxi Air 江西航空 RY CJX AIR CRANE Nanchang 2016 Lucky Air 祥鹏航空 8L LKE LUCKY AIR Kunming 2004 Ruili Airlines 苏南瑞丽航空 DR RLH SENDI Kunming 2014 Spring Airlines 春秋航空 9C CQH AIR SPRING Shanghai–Hongqiao 2005 Tianjin Airlines 天津航空 GS GCR BOHAI Tianjin 2007 Urumqi Air 乌鲁木齐航空 UQ CUH LOU LAN Urumqi 2014 West Air 西部航空 PN CHB WEST CHINA Chongqing 2010

Domestic & regional airlines

Airline Chinese name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub(s) Commencedoperations Air Guilin 桂林航空 GT CGH WELKIN Guilin 2016 Air Chang'an 长安航空 9H CGN CHANG AN Xi'an 1992 Air Travel 湖南航空 A6 OTC AIR TRAVEL Changsha 2016 Chengdu Airlines 成都航空 EU UEA UNITED EAGLE Chengdu–Shuangliu 2005 China Eastern Yunnan Airlines 中国东方航空云南有限公司 MU CES CHINA EASTERN Kunming 1992 China Express Airlines 华夏航空 G5 HXA CHINA EXPRESS Chongqing 2006 China Flying Dragon Aviation 中国飞龙航空 FL CFA FEILONG Harbin 1981 Chongqing Airlines 重庆航空 OQ CQN CHONG QING Chongqing 2007 Dalian Airlines 大连航空 CA CCD XIANGJIAN Dalian 2011 Donghai Airlines 东海航空 DZ EPA DONGHAI AIR Shenzhen 2006 Fuzhou Airlines 福州航空 FU FZA STRAIT AIR Fuzhou 2014 Grand China Air 大新华航空 CN GDC GRAND CHINA Haikou 2007 Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines 北部湾航空 GX CBG GREEN CITY Nanning 2015 Hebei Airlines 河北航空 NS HBH HEBEI AIR Shijiazhuang 2010 Kunming Airlines 昆明航空 KY KNA KUNMING AIR Kunming 2009 Longjiang Airlines 龙江航空 LT SNG SNOW EAGLE Harbin 2017 Loong Air 长龙航空 GJ CDC GUALONG Hangzhou 2012 Okay Airways 奥凯航空 BK OKA OKAYJET Tianjin 2005 Qingdao Airlines 青岛航空 QW QDA SKY LEGEND Qingdao 2014 Shandong Airlines 山东航空 SC CDG SHANDONG JinanQingdao 1994 Suparna Airlines 金鹏航空 Y8 YZR YANGTZE RIVER Shanghai–Hongqiao 2003 Tian Jiao Airlines 天骄航空 9D NMG TIANJIAO AIR Hohhot 2019 Xizang Airlines 西藏航空 TV TBA TIBET LhasaChengdu–Shuangliu 2011

Cargo airlines

Airline Chinese name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub(s) Commencedoperations Air Central 中原龙浩航空 GI LHA AIR CANTON Zhengzhou 2015 Air China Cargo 中国国际货运航空 CA CAO AIRCHINA FREIGHT Beijing–CapitalShanghai–Pudong 2003 Central Airlines 中州航空 I9 HLF HOMELAND Haikou 2020 China Cargo Airlines 中国货运航空 CK CKK CARGO KING Shanghai–PudongShanghai–Hongqiao 1998 China Postal Airlines 中国邮政航空 8Y CYZ CHINA POST Nanjing 1997 China Southern Cargo 中国南方航空 CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN Shanghai–PudongGuangzhou 2011 Jiangsu Jingdong Cargo Airlines 江苏京东货运航空 JG JDL Kuayue Express Nantong 2019 North-Western Cargo International Airlines 西北国际货航 CO CNW TANG Xi'an 2017 SF Airlines 顺丰航空 O3 CSS SHUN FENG Shenzhen 2009 Sichuan Airlines Cargo 四川航空 3U CSC SI CHUAN Chengdu–ShuangliuChongqingKunming 1986 Suparna Airlines Cargo 金鹏航空 Y8 YZR YANGTZE RIVER Shanghai–Hongqiao 2003 Tianjin Air Cargo 天津货运航空 HT CTJ TIANJIN CARGO Tianjin 2016 YTO Cargo Airlines 圆通航空 YG HYT QUICK AIR Hangzhou 2015

See also

List of defunct airlines of Asia List of defunct airlines of China List of airlines of Hong Kong List of airlines of Macau List of airlines of Taiwan List of airlines List of airline holding companies

Airports List of airports in China China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

Further reading Ballantine C.-Tang P., Chinese airlines, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury, 1995

References