
314
Routes
6
Hubs
CDG
ICAO
SC
IATA
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Connecting China with reliable regional air travel.
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Jinan, China
Shandong Airlines is a Chinese regional carrier headquartered in Jinan, Shandong Province. Founded in 1994, the airline operates an extensive network of domestic routes across China, with a focus on connecting cities in Shandong Province to major hubs and secondary destinations nationwide.
The airline is a subsidiary of Air China, which holds a significant stake in the carrier. Shandong Airlines primarily operates Boeing 737 family aircraft and serves dozens of Chinese cities from its main base at Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport.
As part of the broader Air China group, Shandong Airlines benefits from codeshare arrangements and network integration with its parent company, enhancing its connectivity for passengers traveling across China.
Hubs & network
Shandong Airlines operates primarily from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport and Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.
Fleet
Shandong Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting primarily of Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Notable facts
- ›Shandong Airlines is a subsidiary of Air China, which is its largest shareholder.
- ›The airline was established in 1994 and is based in Jinan, Shandong Province.
- ›It operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet, maintaining a single-type fleet strategy.
- ›The carrier focuses predominantly on domestic Chinese routes with limited international services.
- ›Shandong Airlines uses the ICAO code CDG and IATA code SC.
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Primary hubs
Route network map (314 legs)








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Route network
BAV → TYNCR7
CAN → WUS738
CAN → YNT738
CGO → TNACR2 738
CGO → XMN738
CKG → CNX738
CKG → KMG738
CKG → KWE738
CKG → WUS738
CTU → TAO738
DLC → HFE738
FOC → KWL738
HAK → FOCCR2
HET → TSN738
HFE → DLC738
HFE → FOC738
HGH → KWL738
HGH → YNT738
HRB → TAO738
KMG → NKG738
KMG → TNA738
KMG → XMN738
KWE → HFE738
KWE → KMG738
KWE → XIY738
KWL → HGH738
LHW → TNA738
LHW → XIY738
NGB → KWL738
NKG → YNT738
SHA → YNT738
SJW → CKG738
SZX → YNT738
TAO → BKK738
TAO → CAN738
TAO → CGO738
TAO → DLC738 CR2
TAO → SZX738
TAO → TPE738
TAO → WUH738
TAO → YCU738
TNA → ICN738
TNA → KHN733
TNA → KMG738
TNA → SHA738
TNA → SZX738
TNA → XIY738
TNA → YNTCR2 738
TPE → TNA738
TPE → YNT738
TYN → BAVCR7
TYN → LHW738
URC → LHW738
URC → TNA738
WNZ → TAO738
WUH → CKG738
WUH → INC738
WUH → NNG738
WUH → TNA738
WUH → YNT738
WUS → XIY738
XIY → XNN737
XMN → CSX738
XMN → HGH738
XMN → JIU737
XMN → KWL738
XMN → TNA738 CR2
YNT → ICN738
YNT → SJW738
ZUH → XMN738
BAV → TSNCR7
BKK → TNA738
CAN → TNA738
CGO → CKG738
CGO → KWL738
CGO → MIGCR2
CGQ → TAO738
CGQ → TNA738
CGQ → YNTCR2
CKG → PEK738
Encyclopaedia
Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. is an airline based in the Shandong Airlines Center in Jinan, Shandong. The Chinese carrier operates a sizable domestic network from Jinan, Qingdao, and Yantai to major cities across China, together with an international network to regional Asian destinations. The airline's two largest shareholders are Shandong Aviation Group, with a 37% controlling stake, and Air China, a strategic partner, holding 51% of the airlines shares.
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Aviation Week· 3/30/2026
Air China's Shandong Airlines To Lease 10 737s, Group Losses Widen
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ch-aviation.com· 4/1/2026
Shandong Airlines to lease six B737-800s and four B737 MAX
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South China Morning Post· 3/27/2026
Air China subsidiary to lease 10 Boeing jets in deals worth about US$400 million
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Travel Daily Media· 1/22/2026
Malaysia welcomes Shandong Airlines’ first Jinan-Kuala Lumpur flight
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globaltimes.cn· 7/5/2026
Several Chinese mainland airlines resume direct cross-Straits flights
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cargofacts.com· 12/8/2025
Shandong Airlines launches 737-800 freighter service between Xiamen, Clark
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