Urumqi Air, headquarters and operation base is located in Urumqi Diwopu International Airport. In November 2013, the company was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and jointly invested by Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. and the Government of Urumqi. The first flight to Yining marked the official operation on August 29, 2014. Urumqi air is the only local airline in Xinjiang, with the service concept of "safe, express and intimate". Since the company founded, it has maintained a safe and smooth operation, being committed to making passengers enjoy a pleasant air travel experience with top flight on-time rate.

By November 2021, Urumqi Airlines has operated 15 B737-800 aircrafts, operating nearly 50 domestic and international routes, with flights to nearly 30 cities. Since June 27, 2018, the company has successively opened 5 international tourism and business routes from Urumqi to Irkutsk, Singapore, Nagoya and Nha Trang via major cities in China. In total, more than 230,000 flight hours were safely flown, and more than 12 million passengers were safely transported. From 2015 to 2017, the flight on-time rate of Urumqi Air ranked first among the major airlines in Xinjiang. It has been basically formed an air route network with Urumqi Diwopu International Airport as the center of radiation to major cities in China.

In the future, Urumqi Air will actively respond to a nation "area" initiative, speed up the plane to introduce, increase capacity in Xinjiang area, gradually opened to international routes of central Asia, west Asia, South Asia and Europe. The company is building a comprehensive network rooted in Xinjiang with crucial gateways to major cities in China. Moreover, it is trying to pave a aviation bridge across the Silk Road to the globe. Build a unique integrated aviation service operator in the Silk Road Economic Belt and build an air bridge for economic and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe.

Official Website：http://www.urumqi-air.com/