CA1501 BeijingPEK · 08:25 ShanghaiSHA · 10:55
CA1501 by Air China flies from Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.
arrived at SHA · 38 min early
⚖ CA1501 typically leaves +15 and lands −36. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival −36 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by SHA (Shanghai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 on this route
ForecastBeijing to Shanghai with Air China · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.9%0.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.5%0.7× usual
Forecast weather: 74% chance of rain at Shanghai
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 14 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Beijing to Shanghai flights today
same route · Air ChinaIf CA1501 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PEK 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 CA1501 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1501 across the PEK and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~36 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA1501 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 PEK and SHA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: CA1501 Beijing to Shanghai on-time performance, measured from the PEK and SHA airport boards.
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