China General Aviation (Corporation - CGAC) was an airline based in Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, China. It operated a fleet of 8 Yakovlev Yak-42D and later 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft. It was acquired by China Eastern Airlines in 1997.

Code data

  • IATA Code: GP
  • ICAO Code: CTH
  • Callsign: TONGHANG

Fleet

thumb| A China General Aviation Xian Y-7-100.

Throughout the airline's operation, China General Aviation operated the following aircraft:

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|Antonov An-2

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| 1998

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| Antonov An-12

| 1

| 1987

| 1992

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|Antonov An-30

|2

|1988

|1998

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|Beechcraft King Air

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| 1998

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|Bell 212

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|1998

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| Boeing 737-300

| 3

| 1997

| 1998

|B-2977, B-2978, B-2979<br/>Its 3 Boeing 737-300 aircraft were transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6

| 8

| 1987

| 1998

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|Ilyushin Il-14

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|1998

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|Yakovlev Yak-42D

| 8

| 1992

| 1998

|B-2751, B-2752, B-2753, B-2754, B-2755, B-2756, B-2757, B-2758

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| Yunshuji Y-7-100

| 3

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Accidents and incidents

  • On July 31, 1992, China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashed into a pond past the runway after takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport. 8 of the 10 crew members and 100 of the 116 passengers died.

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