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 founded in Mainland China. For airlines of Hong Kong and Macau, click List of airlines of Hong Kong, List of airlines of Macau.
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Commenced
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| 9 Air | 九元航空 | AQ | JYH | TRANS JADE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | 2015 | |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | 首都航空 | JD | CBJ | CAPITAL JET | Qingdao Liuting International Airport | 2010 | |
| Chengdu Airlines | 成都航空 | EU | UEA | UNITED EAGLE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | 2005 | |
| Colorful Guizhou Airlines | 多彩贵州航空 | GY | CGZ | COLORFUL | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | 2015 | |
| China United Airlines | 中国联合航空 | KN | CUA | LIANHANG | Beijing Daxing International Airport | 1986 | |
| Jiangxi Air | 江西航空 | RY | CJX | AIR CRANE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | 2016 | |
| Lucky Air | 祥鹏航空 | 8L | LKE | LUCKY AIR | Kunming Changshui International Airport | 2004 | |
| Ruili Airlines | 瑞丽航空 | DR | RLH | SENDI | Kunming Changshui International Airport | 2014 | |
| Spring Airlines | 春秋航空 | 9C | CQH | AIR SPRING | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | 2005 | |
| Urumqi Air | 乌鲁木齐航空 | UQ | CUH | LOU LAN | Urumqi International Airport | 2014 | |
| West Air | 西部航空 | PN | CHB | WEST CHINA | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | 2010 |
| Airline | Chinese name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Commenced
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| China Express Airlines | 华夏航空 | G5 | HXA | CHINA EXPRESS | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | 2006 | |
| China Flying Dragon Aviation | 中国飞龙专业航空公司 | - | CFA | FEILONG | Harbin Taiping International Airport | 1981 | |
| 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 | |
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