# List of defunct airlines of China

This is a list of defunct airlines of China.

## Defunct airlines

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Air Great Wall | G8 | CGW | GREAT WALL | 1992 | 2001 | Formed by CAAC Flying College. 55% stake acquired in 2000 by China Eastern Airlines, and reorganized in 2001 as the Ningbo branch of China Eastern Airlines. Merged into China Eastern Airlines. |
| Beijing-Han Airlines | | | | 1922 | 1922 | Founded by Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch. |
| CAAC Airlines | CA | CCA | CAAC | 1952 | 1987 | Airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines |
| CDI Cargo Airlines | GJ | CDC | CDI Cargo | 2011 | 2013 | Rebranded as Loong Air |
| China Air Cargo | | CYN | | 1988 | 1993 | Formed by CAAC Flying College. Integrated into Air China. |
| China Eastern Airlines Cargo | | | | 2002 | 2004 | Was known as China Cargo Airlines before 2002, reverted to the original name |
| China General Aviation | GP | CTH | TONGHANG | 1987 | 1997 | Acquired by China Eastern Airlines |
| China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) | | | | 1925 | 1952 | Nationalized in 1949; merged into the People's Aviation Company of China in 1952 |
| China Northern Airlines | CJ | CBF | CHINA NORTHERN | 1990 | 2004 | Merged into China Southern Airlines |
| China Northern Swan Airlines | | | | 1990 | 2000 | Merged into China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch |
| China Northwest Airlines | WH | CNW | CHINA NORTHWEST | 1989 | 2003 | Merged with China Yunnan Airlines into China Eastern Airlines |
| China Southwest Airlines | SZ | CXN | CHINA SOUTHWEST | 1987 | 2002 | Merged into Air China |
| China Xinhua Airlines | XW | CXH | XINHUA | 1992 | 2007 | Merged with Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines to form Grand China Air |
| China Xinjiang Airlines | XO | CXJ | XINJIANG | 1985 | 2003 | Absorbed into China Southern Airlines |
| China Yunnan Airlines | 3Q | CYH | YUNNAN | 1992 | 2003 | Merged with China Northwest Airlines into China Eastern Airlines |
| Deer Jet | DF | DER | Jinlu Service Airlines | 1995 | 2006 | Renamed/merged to Deer Air |
| Donghai Airlines Cargo | J5 | EPA | DONGHAI AIR | 2006 | 2016 | |
| East Pacific Airlines | | | EPA Airways | 2004 | 2006 | Rebranded as Donghai Airlines |
| East Star Airlines | 8C | DXH | EAST STAR | 2005 | 2009 | Went bankrupt |
| Eurasia Aviation Corporation | | | | 1925 | 1943 | Sino-German joint airline |
| Fujian Airlines | IV | CFJ | | 1993 | 1994 | Merged into XiamenAir |
| Grandstar Cargo | GD | GSC | GRANDSTAR CARGO | 2008 | 2012 | Merged into Uni-Top Airlines |
| Great Wall Airlines | IJ | GWL | GREAT WALL | 2006 | 2011 | Merged with Shanghai Airlines Cargo into China Cargo Airlines |
| Guizhou Airlines | G4 | CGH | GUIZHOU | 1991 | 1998 | Merged into China Southern Airlines |
| Hamiata (Sino-Soviet Aviation Corporation) | | | | 1939 | 1950 | Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over by SKOGA |
| Henan Airlines | VD | KPA | KUN PENG | 2009 | 2010 | Bankruptcy and ceased after the Henan Airlines Flight 8387 incident |
| Jade Cargo International | JI | JAE | JADE CARGO | 2006 | 2011 | Bankruptcy |
| Kunpeng Airlines | VD | KPA | KUNPENG AIR | 2007 | 2009 | Rebranded as Henan Airlines |
| Manchuria Aviation Company | RH | | | 1931 | 1945 | Dissolved after the fall of Manchukuo |
| Nanjing Airlines | 3W | CNJ | | 1988 | 2003 | Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines |
| Northeast Airlines | NS | DBH | DONGBEI AIR | 2007 | 2010 | Rebranded as Hebei Airlines |
| OTT Airlines | JF | OTT | OTT AIRLINES | 2020 | 2024 | Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines |
| Shanghai Airlines Cargo | F4 | SHQ | SHANGHAI CARGO | 2006 | 2011 | Merged with Great Wall Airlines into China Cargo Airlines |
| Shanxi Airlines | 8C | CXI | SHANXI | 1988 | 2007 | Merged with Chang An Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air |
| SKOGA | | | СКОГА | 1950 | 1954 | Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced by CAAC |
| Swan Airlines | | | | 1992 | 1996 | Taken over by China Northern Airlines |
| United Eagle Airlines (UEAir) | EU | UEA | UNITED EAGLE | 2005 | 2010 | Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines |
| Uni-Top Airlines | UW | UTP | UNITOP | 2009 | 2019 | Bankruptcy |
| Wuhan Airlines | WU | CWU | WUHAN AIR | 1986 | 2002 | Merged into China Eastern Airlines |
| Yangtze River Express | Y8 | YZR | YANGTZE RIVER | 2003 | 2017 | Rebranded as Suparna Airlines |
| Ying'an Airlines | YI | AYE | AIR YING AN | 2005 | 2015 | Air Carrier Operating Certificate Revoked |
| Zhejiang Airlines | | CJG | ZHEJIANG | 1986 | 2004 | Absorbed into Air China |
| Zhongyuan Airlines | Z2 | CYN | ZHONGYUAN | 1986 | 2000 | Acquired by China Southern Airlines |