3U3838Sichuan Airlines · LAX → TFU
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Sichuan Airlines

3U3838 Los AngelesLAX · 23:15 ChengduTFU · 06:00

3U3838 by Sichuan Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Chengdu (TFU) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Chengdu · off blocks 23:23 · 8 min late
06:41

estimated arrival at TFU · local time · ~3h 45m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
TFU1,538 mi · ~3h 45m leftLAX
38,000 ftAltitudecruising
417 mphSpeed362 kt
271°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 36m

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+68 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+8 gate · +29 arrival
10-18
+8 gate
10-16
+18 gate · +29 arrival
10-13
+9 gate · +88 arrival
10-11
+14 gate · +14 arrival
10-09
+15 gate · +68 arrival
10-06
+14 gate · +75 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +68 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
TFUChengduModerate riskTFU delay board →
LAX→TFUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
23%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX and TFU are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How 3U3838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 3U3838 across the LAX and TFU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 3U3838 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-19LAX 23:15 23:23 (+8)TFU 06:00 06:29 (+29)
10-18LAX 23:15 23:23 (+8)TFU
10-16LAX 23:15 23:33 (+18)TFU 06:00 06:29 (+29)
10-13LAX 23:15 23:24 (+9)TFU 06:00 07:28 (+88)
10-11LAX 23:15 23:29 (+14)TFU 06:15 06:29 (+14)
10-09LAX 23:15 23:30 (+15)TFU 06:00 07:08 (+68)
10-06LAX 23:15 23:29 (+14)TFU 06:00 07:15 (+75)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-32G6, B-32G2, B-32F8.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and TFU published them.

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