3U8971Sichuan Airlines · CKG → PVG
live · 12m ago
Route confirmed Sichuan Airlines

3U8971 ChongqingCKG · 07:15 ShanghaiPVG · 09:40

3U8971 by Sichuan Airlines flies from Chongqing (CKG) to Shanghai (PVG).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:15

scheduled from CKG

Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-28
−24 arrival
10-23
−18 arrival
10-22
−9 arrival
10-21
−24 arrival
10-20
−28 arrival
10-19
−8 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CKGChongqingHigh riskCKG delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
CKG→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
55%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.1%Chance of cancellation
+30 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by CKG (Chongqing), currently flying IFR (instrument). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

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

Tomorrow at Chongqing

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C
  • 88% chance of rain

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Shanghai

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
8.3%usually 10%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 650 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Chongqing to Shanghai flights today

same route · Sichuan Airlines
3U8111departs 07:10
3U8973departs 15:00
3U8113departs 16:40

If 3U8971 is cancelled, these are the other Sichuan Airlines nonstop flights from Chongqing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CKG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How 3U8971 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 3U8971 across the CKG and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 3U8971 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-28CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:16 (−24)
10-23CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:22 (−18)
10-22CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:31 (−9)
10-21CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:16 (−24)
10-20CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:12 (−28)
10-19CKG 07:15PVG 09:40 09:32 (−8)

Board clocks recorded as CKG and PVG published them.

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