Unburned carbon (UC) in coal fly ash indicates the waste of energy source and is an obstacle to the utilization of coal fly ash. The purpose of this study was to investigate the flotation kinetics of the removal of UC from coal fly ash. The collector and frother dosage are key factors for coal fly ash flotation. Six flotation kinetic models were applied to fit the flotation kinetic tests data. The fitted results showed that the classical first-order model had better consistency with the experimental data. The contact angle of flotation concentrates decreased as the flotation time was extended which revealed the decrease of flotation rate.