Major Airlines in China

There are nine major China’s airlines which are state airways directly supervised by the CAAC. The airways in China have developed very quickly and always provide tourists safe, warm and high quality service. Among the 9 states airways, the Air China Limited, South Airlines, Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines are the 4 largest ones.

 

In this page, we will give you a brief introduction of the ninth airways.
 

Air China Limited

Air China, short for Air China Limited (literally China International Airlines Company), is the flag airline and also one of the 3 largest airlines in China. The headquarters of the company is located in Shunyi District, Beijing.

 

Air China was founded on July 1st, 1988 in Beijing

 

Headquarters:

Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing

 

IATA: CA      ICAO: CCA

 

Beijing Capital International Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

 

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Chongqi Jiangbei International Airport

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

Hohhot Baita International Airport

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

 

Website: www. airchina.com

China Eastern Airlines, short for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, is one of the three largest airlines in China. It is first state airway listed in Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai.

 

The airline was established on June 25th, 1988.

 

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, China

 

IATA: MU ICAO: CES

 

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Kunming Changshui International Airport

Shunan Shuofang International Airport

Xian Xianyang International Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

 

Beijing Capital International Airport

Hefei Luogang International Airport

Nanjing Lukou International Airport

Ningbo Lishe International Airport

Qingdao Liuting International Airport

Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport

Taiyuan Wusu Airport

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Wuxi Shuofang Airport

 

Website: en.ceair.com

 

China Southern Airlines, short for China Southern Airlines Company Limited, is also one of the 3 largest airlines in China with other two: Air China and China Eastern Airlines. On Oct. 11, 2012, China Southern Airlines took over the first Airbus A380, and became the first in China and seventh in the world operated Airbus A380.

 

The airline was established on July 1st, 1988.

 

Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

 

IATA: CZ 　ICAO: CSN

 

 

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

 

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Shengzhen Baoan International Airport

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

Shenyang Taoxian International Airport

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Changsha Huanghua International Airport

Guilin liangjiang International Airport

Nanning Wuxu International Airport

 

Website: www. csair.com

 

Hainan Airlines, short for Hainan Airlines Company Limited, is the largest privately air transport company and the 4th largest airline in terms of size in China. The airline operates domestic and international flights on 500 routes.

 

Hainan Airlines was established in Oct., 1989 and was called Hainan Province Airlines in Hainan. 

 

Haikou, Hainan, China

 

IATA: HU   ICAO: CHH

 

Haikou Meilan Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

Hefei Luogang International Airport

 

Xian Xianyang International Airport

Tiayuan Wusu International Airport

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Shenzhen Baoan International Airport

Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport

Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport
 

Website: global.hainan.com

Full name: Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd.

 

Shandong Airlines was first established on March 12th in 1994 and operated in Sep. of the same year.

 

Headquarters: Jinan, Shandong, China

IATA: SC  ICAO: CDG

Jinan Yaoqian International Airport

Qingdao Liuting International Airport

 

Beijing Capital International Airport

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

Yantai Laishan International Airport

 

Website: www.shandongair.com 

Shanghai Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, but its operation remained the same before merger and it keeps its own brand and livery.

 

Shanghai Airlines was first established in 1985 in Shanghai

 

Jingan District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

 

IATA: FM       ICAO: CSH

 

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

 

Website: www.shanghai-air.com

Shenzhen Airlines is the fourth largest domestic carrier after China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China. It is the one of the subsidiary of Air China.

 

Shenzhen Airlines was established in 1992, and operated on Sep. 17 in 1993.

 

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

 

Shenzhen Baoan International Airport

 

Nanning Wuxu International Airport

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Wuxi Shuofang International Airport

Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

Nanjing Lukou International Airport

 

Website: www. shenzhenair.com

Sichuan Airlines Company was established on Sep.19th in 1986, and officially operated on July 14th in 1988. On Aug. 29th in 2002, it was reorganized and became the Sichuan Airlines group, which used to be owned by the provincial government, becoming the major shareholder. 

 

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

 

IATA: 3U   ICAO: CSC

 

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

 

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

 

Website: www.scal.com 

Xiamen Airlines is the first privately owned airline in China.      

 

The airline was founded on July 25th in 1984 in Xiamen.

 

IATA: MF     ICAO: CXA

 

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

Fuzhou Changle International Airport

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

 

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

Nanchang Changbei International Airport

Changsha Huanghua International Airport

Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport

Wuyishan Airport

 

Website: www.xiamenair.com