List of airlines of the People's Republic of China

This is a list of airline
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s which have a current Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China
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The Civil Aviation Administration of China , formerly the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China , is the aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents...

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AIRLINE	AIRLINE (in Chinese)	IATA	ICAO	CALLSIGN	BASE(S)	REMARKS
Air China Air China Air China is the flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing Capital International Airport, Air China is the world's 10th largest airline by fleet size. The airline ranked behind its main competitors China Southern Airlines and China Eastern...	中國國際航空	CA	CCA	AIR CHINA	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport serving Beijing, China. It is located northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital... Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is a major airport serving Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about southwest of downtown Chengdu.... Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
Air China Cargo Air China Cargo Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. is a cargo airline based in Beijing, China. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates services to 36 cities in 27 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.- History :...	中國國際貨運航空	CA	CAO	AIRCHINA FREIGHT	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport serving Beijing, China. It is located northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital...
Chang'an Airlines Chang'an Airlines Chang’an Airlines Co., Ltd. was an airline based in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the People's Republic of China. It operated scheduled, passenger and cargo services within Shaanxi province and to neighbouring provinces. Its main base was Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a hub at Yinchuan Hedong Airport...	长安航空	2Z	CGN	Chang' An	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an Xianyang International Airport -Transportation:The airport is northwest of Xi'an city centre, and north of the city of Xianyang. Buses and taxis are available between the airport and Xi'an city centre.-Accidents and Incidents:...	Merged with Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China... in 2000
Chengdu Airlines	成都航空	EU	UEA		Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is a major airport serving Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about southwest of downtown Chengdu....	Renamed from the United Eagle Airlines United Eagle Airlines Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. is a privately owned airline based in Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, operating domestic passenger services out of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.- History :... in 2010
China Cargo Airlines China Cargo Airlines China Cargo Airlines sometimes as abbreviated 中货航, is a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating dedicated freight services using China Eastern Airlines route structure...	中國貨運航空	CK	CKK	CARGO KING	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main hubs are at Shanghai Pudong...	中國東方航空	MU	CES	CHINA EASTERN	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried...	中國南方航空	CZ	CSN	CHINA SOUTHERN	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Both airport codes were inherited from the previous Guangzhou airport, and the IATA code reflects Guangzhou's former romanization Canton... Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport serving Beijing, China. It is located northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital...
China Postal Airlines China Postal Airlines China Postal Airlines is a cargo airline based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates express mail and cargo transport services mainly for China Post to over 300 domestic destinations, as well as international scheduled and charter services...	中國邮政航空	8Y	CYZ	CHINA POST	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
China United Airlines China United Airlines China United Airlines Co., Ltd. is an airline based in Beijing, People's Republic of China, operating scheduled flights and charter services in co-operation with local enterprises out of Beijing Nanyuan Airport, making it the only commercial airline using this airport.-History and Development:China...	中國聯合航空	KN	CUA	LIANHANG	Beijing Nanyuan Airport Beijing Nanyuan Airport Beijing Nanyuan Airport is an airport in Beijing, People's Republic of China . Located in the southern portion of the city, in Fengtai District, and 3 kilometres south of the Fourth Ring Road and 13 kilometres from Tiananmen Square, Nanyuan Airport was first opened in 1910, making it the oldest...
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing Airlines Chongqing Airlines is an airline based in Chongqing, People's Republic of China. It operates domestic passenger services on mainland China.Chongqing Airlines had 402 employees in 2008.-History:...	重慶航空	OQ	CQN	CHONG QING	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe...
Deer Jet Deer Jet Beijing Capital Airlines , a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, is an airline based in the People's Republic of China.-History:The company was established in 1995 as Deer Jet Airlines . In 1998, it began offering international services under the Deer Air branding. In October 2007, it received its first...	金鹿航空	JD	DER	DEER JET	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport serving Beijing, China. It is located northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital...	Renamed to Beijing Capital Airlines
Donghai Airlines	東海航空	J5	EPA	DONGHAI AIR	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen International Airport is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km northwest of the city center. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport also...
Grandstar Cargo Grandstar Cargo Grandstar Cargo is a cargo airline based in Tianjin, China. It plans to operate scheduled and non-scheduled international cargo flights to Europe, America, and Asia.- Destinations :...	银河国际货运航空	GD	GSC	GRANDSTAR CARGO	Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China....
Great Wall Airlines Great Wall Airlines Great Wall Airlines Company Limited is a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Europe, USA and Asia...	長城航空	IJ	GWL	GREAT WALL	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport serving Beijing, China. It is located northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital... Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China...	海南航空	HU	CHH	HAINAN	Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport is the largest and newest airport on the island of Hainan in the People's Republic of China...
Hebei Airlines Hebei Airlines Hebei Airlines, formerly known as Northeast Airlines, re-branded itself as Hebei Airlines in 2010. It commenced operation on June 29, 2010.-Fleet:-References:...	河北航空	NS	HBH	HEBEI AIR	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline with its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia,...	翡翠國際貨運航空	JI	JAE	JADE CARGO	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen International Airport is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km northwest of the city center. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport also...
Juneyao Airlines Juneyao Airlines Juneyao Airlines is a privately owned airline based in Changning District, Shanghai, China, operating domestic services out of the two Shanghai airports...	吉祥航空	HO	DKH	AIR JUNEYAO	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
Henan Airlines	河南航空	VD	KPA	KUN PENG	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is the principal airport serving Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, China.Xinzheng airport is located 37 km southeast of Zhengzhou. It was opened on August 28, 1997, the 21st international airport in China...
Lucky Air Lucky Air Lucky Air is an airline based in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled services from Dali to Kunming and Xishuangbanna, and plans to expand to other areas of China. Its main base is Dali Airport.- History :...	祥鵬航空	8L	LKE	LUCKY AIR	Kunming Wujiaba International Airport Kunming Wujiaba International Airport - History :The airport is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back over 100 years to the early 1900s, when Wujiaba Airport was first built under the supervision of local warlord, General Tang Jiyao....
Okay Airways Okay Airways Okay Airways is an airline headquartered in Fengtai District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger charter services and plans to expand into scheduled passenger and dedicated cargo services. Its main hub is Tianjin Binhai International Airport in Tianjin...	奧凱航空	BK	OKA	OKAYJET	Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China....
Shandong Airlines Shandong Airlines Shandong Airlines is an airline based in Jinan, Shandong, China, operating mainly domestic trunk routes from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities in China. It is owned by Air China and holds a 10 percent stake in Sichuan Airlines....	山東航空	SC	CDG	SHANDONG	Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is the airport serving Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province, China. The airport is located approximately northeast of the city center and immediately to the north of the town of Yaoqiang after which the airport is named...
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai Airlines Shanghai Airlines is an airline headquartered in the Jing'an District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, but its operations remain separate post-merger, retaining its distinct brand and livery....	上海航空	FM	CSH	SHANGHAI AIR	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
Shanghai Airlines Cargo Shanghai Airlines Cargo Shanghai Airlines Cargo is a cargo airline based in the People's Republic of China. A joint venture between Shanghai Airlines and EVA Air of the Evergreen Group based in Taiwan, Republic of China, it was established in June 2006.- Destinations :...	上海國際貨運航空	F4	SHQ	SHANGHAI CARGO	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen Airlines is a domestic and international airlines headquartered in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China....	深圳航空	ZH	CSZ	SHENZHEN AIR	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen International Airport is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km northwest of the city center. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport also...
Sichuan Airlines Sichuan Airlines Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. is a regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan in the People's Republic of China, operating mainly scheduled domestic flights out of Chengdu Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.- History...	四川航空	3U	CSC	SI CHUAN	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is a major airport serving Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about southwest of downtown Chengdu.... Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe...
Spring Airlines Spring Airlines Spring Airlines is a budget airline with its headquarters in the Homeyo Hotel in Changning District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China...	春秋航空	9C	CQH	AIR SPRING	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Tianjin Airlines	天津航空	GS	GCR	CHINA DRAGON	Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China....
West Air (China)	西部航空	PN	CHB	WEST CHINA	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe...
Xiamen Airlines Xiamen Airlines Xiamen Airlines is the first privately owned airline in the People's Republic of China. Established on July 25, 1984 and based in Xiamen, it operates scheduled passenger flights out of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and, to a lesser extent, Fuzhou Changle International Airport...	廈門航空	MF	CXA	XIAMEN AIR	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport -Cargo airlines:-See also:List of airports in the People's Republic of ChinaChina's busiest airports by passenger traffic-External links:*... Fuzhou Changle International Airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport is an airport in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China. The airport was inaugurated on June 23, 1997, after being approved to start constructing in 1992. The current handling capacity is approximately 6.5 million people annually. It is one of the...
Yangtze River Express Yangtze River Express Yangtze River Express is a cargo airline based in the People's Republic of China.-History:...	揚子江快運	Y8	YZR	YANGTZE RIVER	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

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