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Sichuan Airlines

Sichuan Airlines is the largest airline in western China with its main base at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Sichuan Airlines offers flights almost exclusively in East Asia and is a member of the global airline alliance Star Alliance.

CALLSIGN: SICHUAN. IATA Code: 3U. ICAO Code: CSC

Website: http://www.sichuanair.com/

Sichuan Airlines market distribution on each continent.

Sichuan Airlines 30 days of scheduled flights

The graph shows thenumber of scheduled flights per day. The bars are divided between domestic and international flights.

Sichuan Airlines airports

Number of routes on some of the biggest Sichuan Airlines airports.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Sichuan Airlines operates over 790 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
CTU Chengdu Beijing PEK  »
CTU Chengdu Shenzhen SZX  »
CKG Chongqing Lhasa/Lasa LXA  »
HGH Hangzhou Chongqing CKG  »
TFU Chengdu Urumqi URC  »
CTU Chengdu Nanjing NKG  »
CTU Chengdu Wuxi WUX  »
CTU Chengdu Jinan TNA  »
LXA Lhasa/Lasa Chengdu TFU  »
PEK Beijing Chengdu TFU  »
CTU Chengdu Hangzhou HGH  »
TFU Chengdu Guangzhou CAN  »
CKG Chongqing Beijing PEK  »
TFU Chengdu Lanzhou LHW  »
CTU Chengdu Shanghai PVG  »
CTU Chengdu Urumqi URC  »
CKG Chongqing Guangzhou CAN  »
CKG Chongqing Shenzhen SZX  »
HRB Harbin Wenzhou WNZ  »
KMG Kunming Jinghong JHG  »
Based on the number of flight departures in January 2024.
Sichuan Airlines Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Sichuan Airlines.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A320 16620
Airbus A319 4402
Airbus A321 (sharklets) 3091
Airbus A321 2843
Airbus A320 (sharklets) 1869
Airbus A330 957
Airbus A330-200 602
Airbus A350-900 230
Boeing 737 Passenger 93
Boeing 737-500 (winglets) Passenger 49
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 31

Sichuan Airlines airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN Sichuan Airlines at TFU route map
#1 Chengdu (TFU)
3,813 flights
Hub CN Sichuan Airlines at CTU route map
#2 Chengdu (CTU)
2,759 flights
Hub CN Sichuan Airlines at CKG route map
#3 Chongqing (CKG)
2,259 flights
Hub CN Sichuan Airlines at KMG route map
#4 Kunming (KMG)
1,187 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at XIY route map
#5 Xian (XIY)
974 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at HRB route map
#6 Harbin (HRB)
881 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at HGH route map
#7 Hangzhou (HGH)
762 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at SYX route map
#8 Sanya (SYX)
642 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at PEK route map
#9 Beijing (PEK)
602 flights
CN Sichuan Airlines at CAN route map
#10 Guangzhou (CAN)
576 flights
CN Sichuan Airlines at TNA route map
#11 Jinan (TNA)
571 flights
Focus city CN Sichuan Airlines at LXA route map
#12 Lhasa/Lasa (LXA)
540 flights

An airline hub is an airport where the airline has a heavy presence and normally some kind of headquarters. On the other hand, a focus city is a destination where the airline operates limited point-to-point routes. In these cities, the airline doesn’t necessarily need to have an office (even though this sometimes is the case). Many low-cost airlines don't use the definition 'hub' but instead define their main airports of operations as an operating base.