Urumqi Air (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐航空; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊航空) is a low-cost airline[1] headquartered in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled passenger services. Its main hub is Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance. As of 2019, the airline exceeded eight million passengers and has operated an accumulated 150,000 flight hours.[2]
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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2014 | ||||||
Hubs | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | U-FLY Alliance | ||||||
Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
Destinations | 31 | ||||||
Parent company | Hainan Airlines | ||||||
Headquarters | Ürümqi, China | ||||||
Website | http://www.urumqi-air.com/ |
Country | City | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Note |
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![]() | Aksu | AKU | ZWAK | Aksu Airport | |
![]() | Changsha | CSX | ZGHA | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | |
![]() | Chengdu | CTU | ZUUU | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | |
![]() | Haikou | HAK | ZJHK | Haikou Meilan International Airport | |
![]() | Hefei | HFE | ZSOF | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | |
![]() | Hotan | HTN | ZWTN | Hotan Airport | |
![]() | Karamay | KRY | ZWKM | Karamay Airport | |
![]() | Kashgar | KHG | ZWSH | Kashgar Airport | |
![]() | Lanzhou | LHW | ZLLL | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | |
![]() | Lianyungang | LYG | ZSLG | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport | |
![]() | Mianyang | MIG | ZUMY | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport | |
![]() | Qingdao | TAO | ZSQD | Qingdao Liuting International Airport | [3] |
![]() | Ürümqi | URC | ZWWW | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | Hub |
![]() | Xi'an | XIY | ZLXY | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | |
![]() | Yining | YIN | ZWYN | Yining Airport | |
![]() | Zhengzhou | CGO | ZHCC | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | [3] |
![]() | Nagoya | NGO | RJGG | Chubu Centrair International Airport | |
![]() | Irkutsk | IKT | UIII | Irkutsk International Airport | [4] |
As of June 2020[update], the Urumqi Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5][6][7]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Boeing 737-800 | 15 | — | 186 | ||
Comac ARJ 21-700 | 1 | 4[6] | TBA | Deliveries begin in 2019.[6] | |
Embraer 190 | 1 | — | 106 | ||
Total | 17 | 4 |
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Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in Hong Kong1 or Macau2 Special Administrative Regions See also List of defunct airlines of China |