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. 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.
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Fleet size | Commencedoperations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 498 | 1988 | ||
| China Eastern Airlines | 中国东方航空 | MU | CES | CHINA EASTERN | 620 | 1988 | |||
| China Southern Airlines | 中国南方航空 | CZ | CSN | CHINA SOUTHERN | 659 | 1988 | |||
| Hainan Airlines | 海南航空 | HU | CHH | HAINAN | 217 | 1989 | |||
| Juneyao Airlines | 吉祥航空 | HO | DKH | AIR JUNEYAO | 98 | 2005 | |||
| Shanghai Airlines | 上海航空 | FM | CSH | SHANGHAI AIR | 85 | 1985 | |||
| Shenzhen Airlines | 深圳航空 | ZH | CSZ | SHENZHEN AIR | 199 | 1993 | |||
| Sichuan Airlines | 四川航空 | 3U | CSC | SI CHUAN | 203 | 1986 | |||
| XiamenAir | 厦门航空 | MF | CXA | XIAMEN AIR | 166 | 1984 |
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Fleet size | Commencedoperations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Air | 九元航空 | AQ | JYH | TRANS JADE | 23 | 2015 | |||
| Beijing Capital Airlines | 首都航空 | JD | CBJ | CAPITAL JET | 90 | 2010 | |||
| Chengdu Airlines | 成都航空 | EU | UEA | UNITED EAGLE | 70 | 2005 | |||
| Colorful Guizhou Airlines | 多彩贵州航空 | GY | CGZ | COLORFUL | 17 | 2015 | |||
| China United Airlines | 中国联合航空 | KN | CUA | LIANHANG | 56 | 1986 | |||
| Jiangxi Air | 江西航空 | RY | CJX | AIR CRANE | 15 | 2016 | |||
| Lucky Air | 祥鹏航空 | 8L | LKE | LUCKY AIR | 51 | 2004 | |||
| Ruili Airlines | 苏南瑞丽航空 | DR | RLH | SENDI | 23 | 2014 | |||
| Spring Airlines | 春秋航空 | 9C | CQH | AIR SPRING | 116 | 2005 | |||
| Urumqi Air | 乌鲁木齐航空 | UQ | CUH | LOU LAN | 16 | 2014 | |||
| West Air | 西部航空 | PN | CHB | WEST CHINA | 38 | 2010 |
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Fleet size | Commencedoperations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 华夏航空 | G5 | HXA | CHINA EXPRESS | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | 72 | 2006 | ||
| 天骄航空 | 9D | NMG | TIANJIAO AIR | Hohhot Baita International Airport | 6 | 2019 | ||
| 幸福航空 | JR | JOY | JOY AIR | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | 3 | 2009 | ||
| 一二三航空 | MU | OTT | OTT AIRLINES | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | 26 | 2020 | ||
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Commencedoperations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air China Cargo | 中国国际货运航空 | CA | CAO | AIRCHINA FREIGHT | 2003 | |||
| 中州航空 | I9 | HLF | HOMELAND | 2020 | ||||
| China Cargo Airlines | 中国货运航空 | CK | CKK | CARGO KING | 1998 | |||
| China Postal Airlines | 中国邮政航空 | 8Y | CYZ | CHINA POST | 1997 | |||
| China Southern Cargo | 中国南方航空 | CZ | CSN | CHINA SOUTHERN | 2011 | |||
| 中原龙浩航空 | GI | LHA | AIR CANTON | 2015 | ||||
| North-Western Cargo International Airlines | 西北国际货航 | CO | CNW | TANG | 2017 | |||
| SF Airlines | 顺丰航空 | O3 | CSS | SHUN FENG | 2009 | |||
| Sichuan Airlines Cargo | 四川航空 | 3U | CSC | SI CHUAN | 1986 | |||
| 金鹏航空 | Y8 | YZR | YANGTZE RIVER | 2003 | ||||
| 天津货运航空 | HT | CTJ | TIANJIN CARGO | 2016 | ||||
| 圆通航空 | YG | HYT | QUICK AIR | 2015 |