Kunming Airlines

República Popular China Active
2005Founded in
20Current fleet
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Kunming Airlines is a Chinese airline based in Kunming, Yunnan province, and established in 2005.

Key facts

Founded2005
CountryRepública Popular China
HeadquartersKunming
IATA / ICAOKY / KNA
CallsignKUNMING AIR
Documented fleet20

History

In December 2005, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it would soon approve operation of the private airline Kunming Airlines, which has a registered capital of RMB80 million, and plans to be based at Kunming Wujiaba International Airport.

As of January 2009, Kunming Airlines is 80 percent owned by Shenzhen Airlines with the remaining 20% owned by a local businessman, with a total registered capital of RMB 80 million. The new airline will receive two Boeing 737-700 and one Boeing 737-800 aircraft as well as 30 pilots and 26 flight attendants from Shenzhen Airlines.

The airline commenced operations on 15 February 2009 from Kunming to Changsha and Harbin.

Its airports

Its main hubs

Airports that list it on their own website

These airports include this airline in the carrier list on their official website.

Other airports in its network

Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, September 26). Kunming Airlines. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/kunming-airlines

MLA

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airline_kunming_airlines,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kunming Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-09-26},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/kunming-airlines},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/kunming-airlines}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/kunming-airlines |title=Kunming Airlines |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-09-26 |access-date=2026-10-16 |language=en}}

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