Planing a visit to China.

I am wishing to visit China this year and there will be three gents (all born in UK) wanting to travel to Chengdu and Wufan. Two of the party wish to travel to China from Cambodia meeting the third individual traveling from the UK. We will land at the same airport in China on the same day but at different times. Are we still able to apply for a visa for the three individuals even though we will not be arriving on the same flight? We will be leaving China as a party of three.