This is a list of airlines which have a current Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (Chinese: 中国民用航空局).
All airlines listed below are based in Mainland China. For airlines of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, see List of airlines of Hong Kong, List of airlines of Macau and List of airlines of Taiwan.

Scheduled airlines

Major

Airline	Chinese name	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub(s)	Fleet size	Commenced operations
Air China	中国国际航空	CA	CCA	AIR CHINA	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Daxing International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shenzhen Baoan International Airport	485	1988
China Eastern Airlines	中国东方航空	MU	CES	CHINA EASTERN	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Beijing Daxing International Airport Kunming Changshui International Airport Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	617	1988
China Southern Airlines	中国南方航空	CZ	CSN	CHINA SOUTHERN	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Beijing Daxing International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport	652	1988
Hainan Airlines	海南航空	HU	CHH	HAINAN	Haikou Meilan International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	217	1989
Juneyao Airlines	吉祥航空	HO	DKH	AIR JUNEYAO	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport	87	2005
Shanghai Airlines	上海航空	FM	CSH	SHANGHAI AIR	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport	92	1985
Shenzhen Airlines	深圳航空	ZH	CSZ	SHENZHEN AIR	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	198	1993
Sichuan Airlines	四川航空	3U	CSC	SI CHUAN	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Kunming Changshui International Airport	185	1986
XiamenAir	厦门航空	MF	CXA	XIAMEN AIR	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	164	1984

Low-cost airlines

Airline	Chinese name	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub(s)	Fleet size	Commenced operations
9 Air	九元航空	AQ	JYH	TRANS JADE	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	23	2015
Beijing Capital Airlines	首都航空	JD	CBJ	CAPITAL JET	Qingdao Liuting International Airport	90	2010
Chengdu Airlines	成都航空	EU	UEA	UNITED EAGLE	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	70	2005
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	多彩贵州航空	GY	CGZ	COLORFUL	Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport	17	2015
China United Airlines	中国联合航空	KN	CUA	LIANHANG	Beijing Daxing International Airport	56	1986
Jiangxi Air	江西航空	RY	CJX	AIR CRANE	Nanchang Changbei International Airport	15	2016
Lucky Air	祥鹏航空	8L	LKE	LUCKY AIR	Kunming Changshui International Airport	51	2004
Ruili Airlines	苏南瑞丽航空	DR	RLH	SENDI	Kunming Changshui International Airport	23	2014
Spring Airlines	春秋航空	9C	CQH	AIR SPRING	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	116	2005
Urumqi Air	乌鲁木齐航空	UQ	CUH	LOU LAN	Urumqi International Airport	16	2014
West Air	西部航空	PN	CHB	WEST CHINA	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	38	2010

Minor

Airline	Chinese name	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub(s)	Commenced operations
Air Guilin	桂林航空	GT	CGH	WELKIN	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport	2016
Air Chang'an	长安航空	9H	CGN	CHANG AN	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	1992
Air China Inner Mongolia	中国国际航空内蒙古有限公司	CA	CMN	MENGYUAN	Hohhot Baita International Airport	2014
Air Travel	湖南航空	A6	OTC	AIR TRAVEL	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	2016
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines	中国东方航空云南有限公司	MU	CES	CHINA EASTERN	Kunming Changshui International Airport	1992
Chongqing Airlines	重庆航空	OQ	CQN	CHONG QING	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	2007
Dalian Airlines	大连航空	CA	CCD	XIANGJIAN	Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport	2011
Donghai Airlines	东海航空	DZ	EPA	DONGHAI AIR	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	2006
Fuzhou Airlines	福州航空	FU	FZA	STRAIT AIR	Fuzhou Changle International Airport	2014
Grand China Air	大新华航空	CN	GDC	GRAND CHINA	Haikou Meilan International Airport	2007
Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines	北部湾航空	GX	CBG	GREEN CITY	Nanning Wuxu International Airport	2015
Hebei Airlines	河北航空	NS	HBH	HEBEI AIR	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport	2010
Kunming Airlines	昆明航空	KY	KNA	KUNMING AIR	Kunming Changshui International Airport	2009
Longjiang Airlines	龙江航空	LT	SNG	SNOW EAGLE	Harbin International Airport	2017
Loong Air	长龙航空	GJ	CDC	GUALONG	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	2012
Okay Airways	奥凯航空	BK	OKA	OKAYJET	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	2005
Qingdao Airlines	青岛航空	QW	QDA	SKY LEGEND	Qingdao Liuting International Airport	2014
Shandong Airlines	山东航空	SC	CDG	SHANDONG	Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Qingdao Liuting International Airport	1994
Suparna Airlines	金鹏航空	Y8	YZR	YANGTZE RIVER	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	2003
Tianjin Airlines	天津航空	GS	GCR	CHINA DRAGON	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	2007
Tibet Airlines	西藏航空	TV	TBA	TIBET	Lhasa Gonggar Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	2011

Regional

Airline	Chinese name	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub(s)	Commenced operations
China Express Airlines	华夏航空	G5	HXA	CHINA EXPRESS	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	2006
Genghis Khan Airlines	天骄航空	9D	NMG	TIANJIAO AIR	Hohhot Baita International Airport	2019
Joy Air	幸福航空	JR	JOY	JOY AIR	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	2009
OTT Airlines	一二三航空	MU	OTT	OTT AIRLINES	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	2020

Cargo airlines

Airline	Chinese name	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub(s)	Commenced operations
Air China Cargo	中国国际货运航空	CA	CAO	AIRCHINA FREIGHT	Beijing Capital International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport	2003
Central Airlines	中州航空	I9	HLF	HOMELAND	Haikou Meilan International Airport	2020
China Cargo Airlines	中国货运航空	CK	CKK	CARGO KING	Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	1998
China Postal Airlines	中国邮政航空	8Y	CYZ	CHINA POST	Nanjing Lukou International Airport	1997
China Southern Cargo	中国南方航空	CZ	CSN	CHINA SOUTHERN	Shanghai Pudong International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	2011
Longhao Airlines	中原龙浩航空	GI	LHA	AIR CANTON	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport	2015
North-western Cargo	西北国际货航	CO	CNW	TANG	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	2017
SF Airlines	顺丰航空	O3	CSS	SHUN FENG	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	2009
Sichuan Airlines Cargo	四川航空	3U	CSC	SI CHUAN	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Kunming Changshui International Airport	1986
Suparna Airlines Cargo	金鹏航空	Y8	YZR	YANGTZE RIVER	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	2003
Tianjin Air Cargo	天津货运航空	HT	CTJ	TIANJIN CARGO	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	2016
YTO Cargo Airlines	圆通航空	YG	HYT	QUICK AIR	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	2015

v t e Airlines of China
Authorities: Civil Aviation Administration of China Civil Aviation Department Civil Aviation Authority
Major airlines	Air China Air Macau² Cathay Pacific¹ China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines Hainan Airlines Juneyao Air Shanghai Airlines Shenzhen Airlines Sichuan Airlines XiamenAir
Low-cost carriers	9 Air Beijing Capital Airlines Chengdu Airlines China United Airlines Colorful Guizhou Airlines Greater Bay Airlines¹ HK Express¹ Jiangxi Air Lucky Air Ruili Airlines Spring Airlines Urumqi Air West Air
Minor airlines	Air Changan Air China Inner Mongolia Air Guilin Air Travel China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Chongqing Airlines Dalian Airlines Donghai Airlines Fuzhou Airlines Grand China Air GX Airlines Hebei Airlines Hong Kong Airlines¹ Kunming Airlines LJ Air Loong Air Okay Airways Qingdao Airlines Shandong Airlines Suparna Airlines Tianjin Airlines Tibet Airlines
Regional airlines	China Express Airlines China Flying Dragon Aviation Genghis Khan Airlines Joy Air OTT Airlines
Cargo	Air China Cargo Air Hong Kong¹ Cathay Pacific Cargo¹ Central Airlines China Cargo Airlines China Postal Airlines China Southern Cargo Hong Kong Air Cargo¹ Longhao Airlines SF Airlines Sichuan Airlines Cargo Suparna Airlines Cargo Tianjin Air Cargo YTO Cargo Airlines
Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in Hong Kong¹ or Macau² Special Administrative Regions See also List of defunct airlines of China

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Major airlines	Air China Cathay Pacific* China Southern Airlines China Eastern Airlines Hainan Airlines Shandong Airlines Shanghai Airlines Shenzhen Airlines Sichuan Airlines XiamenAir
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