Airlines / China

Airline

China Southern Airlines

From

China

Since

1991 source

Status

Flying

ICAO

CSN source

Callsign

CHINA SOUTHERN source

IATA

CZ

China Southern Airlines is an airline from China, founded in 1991. Its codes are CZ (IATA) and CSN (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “CHINA SOUTHERN”.

Lifeline

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1. China Southern Airlines 1991–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in China Southern Airlines’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in July 2026, cargo aircraft included:

• Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
• Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m
• Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

What the codes mean

The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (CZ 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as CSN123 is called “CHINA SOUTHERN one two three”.

Airports in China

More airlines from China

• Air China
• China Eastern Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Shenzhen Airlines
• Sichuan Airlines
• XiamenAir
• Air China Cargo
• Beijing Capital Airlines
• Chengdu Airlines
• China United Airlines
• Juneyao Air

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.