CA1012 ChicagoORD · 21:50 ShanghaiPVG
CA1012 by Air China flies from Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.
en route from ORD to PVG
board checked 12m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:52 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.4 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and PVG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 Chicago
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · 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
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
- 97% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Shanghai flights today
same route · Air ChinaIf CA1012 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Chicago to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How CA1012 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1012 across the ORD and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~8 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 4/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA1012 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as ORD and PVG published them.
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