CA1550Air China · SHA → PEK
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Air China

CA1550 ShanghaiSHA · 20:30 BeijingPEK · 22:55

CA1550 by Air China flies from Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (PEK) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Beijing · off blocks 20:52 · 22 min late
22:45

estimated arrival at PEK · local time · ~18 min from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
PEK95 mi · ~18 min leftSHA
17,700 ftAltitudecruising
368 mphSpeed320 kt
58°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 18 min

⚖ CA1550 typically leaves +20 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+22 gate · −11 arrival
11-07
+8 gate · −28 arrival
11-06
+12 gate · −18 arrival
11-05
+15 gate · −11 arrival
11-04
+24 gate · −4 arrival
11-03
+10 gate · −22 arrival
11-02
+20 gate · −16 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SHAShanghaiModerate riskSHA delay board →
PEKBeijingOn-time likelyPEK delay board →
SHA→PEKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
-1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven 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 at Shanghai

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C

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 Beijing

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low−4°Clikely −5°C to −2°C

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 departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Shanghai to Beijing flights today

same route · Air China
CA1564departs 07:45
CA1590departs 08:55
CA1528departs 10:30
CA1508departs 11:05
CA1502departs 12:15
CA1532departs 13:55

If CA1550 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Shanghai to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SHA 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 CA1550 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1550 across the SHA and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 CA1550 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
11-08SHA 20:30 20:52 (+22)PEK 22:55 22:44 (−11)
11-07SHA 20:30 20:38 (+8)PEK 23:00 22:32 (−28)
11-06SHA 20:30 20:42 (+12)PEK 22:55 22:37 (−18)
11-05SHA 20:30 20:45 (+15)PEK 22:55 22:44 (−11)
11-04SHA 20:30 20:54 (+24)PEK 22:55 22:51 (−4)
11-03SHA 20:30 20:40 (+10)PEK 22:55 22:33 (−22)
11-02SHA 20:30 20:50 (+20)PEK 22:55 22:39 (−16)
11-01SHA 20:30 20:52 (+22)PEK 22:55 22:44 (−11)
10-31SHA 20:30 20:48 (+18)PEK 23:00 22:43 (−17)
10-30SHA 20:30 20:54 (+24)PEK 22:55 22:58 (+3)
10-29SHA 20:30 20:50 (+20)PEK 22:55 22:51 (−4)
10-28SHA 20:30 20:50 (+20)PEK 22:55 22:51 (−4)
10-27SHA 20:30 20:40 (+10)PEK 22:55 22:36 (−19)
10-26SHA PEK 22:55 22:41 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-8385, B-326Y.

Board clocks recorded as SHA and PEK published them.

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