Kunming Airlines

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Kunming Airlines
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KYKNAKUNMING AIR
FoundedDecember 2005;19 years ago (2005-12)
Commenced operationsJanuary 2009;16 years ago (2009-01)
Hubs Kunming Changshui International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Phoenix Miles [1]
Fleet size30
Destinations21
Parent company Shenzhen Airlines (80%)
Headquarters Kunming, Yunnan
Key peopleWang Qingmin (CEO)
Website www.airkunming.com
Kunming Airlines
Chinese 昆明航空公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Kūnmíng Hángkōng Gōngsī
Wade–Giles Kun1-ming2 Hang2-kʻung1 Kung1-ssŭ1

Kunming Airlines, based in Kunming Changshui International Airport, will operate flights within Yunnan province as well as routes connecting Kunming and other cities, and gradually launch flights between Kunming and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries.

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
China Baoshan Baoshan Yunrui Airport
Changchun Changchun Longjia International Airport
Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Diqing Diqing Shangri-La Airport
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport
Huizhou Huizhou Pingtan Airport
Jinan Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Hub
Kunming Kunming Wujiaba International Airport Airport Closed
Lijiang Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
Lincang Lincang Airport
Mangshi Dehong Mangshi Airport
Nanjing Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Nantong Nantong Xingdong Airport
Pu'er Pu'er Simao Airport
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
Taiyuan Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
Taizhou Taizhou Luqiao Airport
Tengchong Tengchong Tuofeng Airport
Xiamen Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xishuangbanna Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport
Yuncheng Yuncheng Guangong Airport
Zhaotong Zhaotong Airport
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Zunyi Zunyi Maotai Airport
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [6]
Hat Yai Hat Yai International Airport [7]
Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport
Phuket Phuket International Airport
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Begins 30 March 2025 [8]

Fleet

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Kunming Airlines Boeing 737

As of August 2024, Kunming Airlines operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet composedof the following aircraft: [9] [10]

Kunming Airlines fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengers Notes
CYTotal
Boeing 737-700 9140140
Boeing 737-800 198159167
160168
Boeing 737 MAX 8 288160168
Total308

In 2014 Kunming Airlines agreed to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft (4 Boeing 737-700 Next Gen and 6 Boeing 737 MAX) in an $897m deal. [11]

References

  1. "昆明航空加入"凤凰知音"常旅客计划发布会举行". CAACNEWS. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 103.
  3. "CAAC To Approve Operation Of Two More Private Airlines". China Hospitality News. 2005-12-09. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
  4. "China Business News: Kunming Airlines to start operation soon". www.chinaknowledge.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01.
  5. "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International : 31–80. 2009-04-07.
  6. "Kunming Airlines adds Kunming – Bangkok route form late-Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. "Kunming Airlines files Hat Yai launch from April 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. "Kunming Airlines adds Ho Chi Minh City service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
  10. 民航休闲小站. www.xmyzl.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  11. "China's Kunming Airlines commits to ten B737s". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2019-02-20.