Nanjing to Chengdu (Jianyang) Flights NKG → TFU

Nanjing Lukou International Airport → Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

🇨🇳 Nanjing, CN → 🇨🇳 Chengdu (Jianyang), CN

The Nanjing to Chengdu (Jianyang) route connects Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) in CN with Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) in CN. This short-haul flight covers approximately 859 miles (1382 km) with a typical flight time of 2h 36m. This route is served by 8 airlines: China Eastern, Juneyao Airlines, Air China and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 7 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Nanjing Lukou International Airport

ICAO Code:: ZSNJ
IATA Code:: NKG
City:: 🇨🇳 Nanjing
Country:: CN
Elevation:: 49 ft

Destination Airport

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

ICAO Code:: ZUTF
IATA Code:: TFU
City:: 🇨🇳 Chengdu (Jianyang)
Country:: CN
Elevation:: 1440 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

859

Miles

2h 36m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
China Eastern	`CES`	`MU`
Juneyao Airlines	`DKH`	`HO`
Air China	`CCA`	`CA`
Shenzhen Airlines	`CSZ`	`ZH`
China Southern Airlines	`CSN`	`CZ`
Sichuan Airlines	`CSC`	`3U`
Lucky Air	`LKE`	`8L`
Qingdao Airlines	`QDA`	`QW`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	6	12%
Tuesday	10	20%
Wednesday	4	8%
Thursday	8	16%
Friday	10	20%
Saturday	8	16%
Sunday	5	10%

Pattern Analysis

7 Daily Flights:

CES2815 CSN5130 CSZ9561 CSZ9563 CCA2618 DKH1681 CSC6914

Data Points: 51
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 38 flights
Weekend: 13 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

8 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Air China `CCA` / `CA`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 8, 2025	Active
China Eastern `CES` / `MU`	CES2815 CSZ9561	A320	14:30 2:30 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 26, 2026	Active
China Southern Airlines `CSN` / `CZ`	CSN5130 CCA2618 DKH1681	A321	09:00 9:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 2, 2026	Active
Juneyao Airlines `DKH` / `HO`	-	A332	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 1, 2025	Active
Lucky Air `LKE` / `8L`	-	B736	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 3, 2025	Active
Qingdao Airlines `QDA` / `QW`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Aug 26, 2025	Active
Shenzhen Airlines `CSZ` / `ZH`	CSZ9563	A320	11:30 11:30 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 6, 2025	Active
Sichuan Airlines `CSC` / `3U`	CSC6914	A320	19:40 7:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 19, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 8

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
09:00 9:00 AM	China Southern Airlines	`CSN`	`CZ`
11:30 11:30 AM	Shenzhen Airlines	`CSZ`	`ZH`
14:30 2:30 PM	China Eastern	`CES`	`MU`
19:40 7:40 PM	Sichuan Airlines	`CSC`	`3U`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (ZSNJ - Asia/Shanghai).

Total Departure Times: 4

Time Range:
09:00 - 19:40

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.