16-36 Number of Civil Aviation Routes and Civil Aircrafts
Item | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006
Number of Civil Aviation Routes (line) | 437 | 797 | 1165 | 1257 | 1336
International Routes | 44 | 85 | 133 | 233 | 268
Domestic Routes | 385 | 694 | 1032 | 1024 | 1068
Regional Routes | 8 | 18 | 42 | 43 | 43
Length of Civil Aviation Routes (km) | 506762 | 1128961 | 1502887 | 1998501 | 2113505
International Routes | 166350 | 348175 | 508405 | 855932 | 966168
Domestic Routes | 329493 | 750794 | 994482 | 1142569 | 1147337
Regional Routes | 10919 | 29992 | 55759 | 61056 | 62846
Number of Civil Airports (unit) | 94 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 142
Number of Civil Aircraft (unit) | 503 | 852 | 982 | 1386 | 1614
Aero transport |  |  | 527 | 863 | 998
Air bus |  |  | 462 | 785 | 921
Boeing 747 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 30
Boeing 737 | 21 | 115 | 186 | 358 | 418
Boeing 757 | 9 | 44 | 48 | 64 | 60
Boeing 767 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 29
MD-90 |  |  | 22 | 22 | 22
MD-82 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 12
Airbus A310 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Airbus A320 |  |  | 60 | 115 | 141
BB-146 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
Puddle-jumper |  |  | 65 | 78 | 77
General Aircraft |  |  | 301 | 383 | 457
a) Before 1997, the number of civil airports and aircrafts refers to those owned by enterprises directly under CAAC. Since 1997, it refers to those
owned by all enterprises of civil aviation. The same applies to the tables following.
b) Before 1997, regional routes include the routes to and from Hong Kong, Macao, and are taken as parallel items to the items of domestic routes
and international routes. Since 1997, regional routes to and from Hong Kong are taken as domestic routes, and adjustment are also made on the
length of aviation routes and traffic volume accordingly. Since 1999, regional routes are taken as a part of domestic routes, and include the aviation
routes to and from Hong Kong, Macao. The same applies to the tables following.
c) Number of civil aircrafts include the teaching aircrafts and check aircrafts.