CA4538Air China · PVG → CAN
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Route confirmed Air China

CA4538 ShanghaiPVG · 22:55 GuangzhouCAN · 01:35

CA4538 by Air China flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Guangzhou (CAN) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today
22:55

departs PVG · on schedule

Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−28 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
−31 arrival
11-10
+3 gate · −31 arrival
11-04
+17 gate · −28 arrival
10-31
+9 gate · −27 arrival
10-29
+9 gate · −24 arrival
10-28
+15 gate · −25 arrival
10-27
+8 gate · −34 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 −28 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
CANGuangzhouOn-time likelyCAN delay board →
PVG→CANevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
19%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
-11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PVG and CAN 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 Shanghai

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°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 Guangzhou

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 29°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 18°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
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Shanghai to Guangzhou flights today

same route · Air China
CA8327departs 07:55
CA8505departs 08:00
CA8581departs 09:50
CA8347departs 15:40
CA1865departs 17:05
CA8565departs 20:10

If CA4538 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Shanghai to Guangzhou on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG 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 CA4538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA4538 across the PVG and CAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 CA4538 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
11-11PVG 22:55CAN 01:35 01:04 (−31)
11-10PVG 22:55 22:58 (+3)CAN 01:35 01:04 (−31)
11-04PVG 22:55 23:12 (+17)CAN 01:35 01:07 (−28)
10-31PVG 23:05 23:14 (+9)CAN 01:35 01:08 (−27)
10-29PVG 23:05 23:14 (+9)CAN 01:35 01:11 (−24)
10-28PVG 22:55 23:10 (+15)CAN 01:35 01:10 (−25)
10-27PVG 22:55 23:03 (+8)CAN 01:35 01:01 (−34)

Board clocks recorded as PVG and CAN published them.

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