CA8542Air China · TFU → PVG
live · 16m ago
Route confirmed Air China

CA8542 ChengduTFU ShanghaiPVG

CA8542 by Air China flies from Chengdu (TFU) to Shanghai (PVG).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
11:45

scheduled from TFU

The route today

live boards
TFUChengduHigh riskTFU delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
TFU→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
100%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.2%Chance of cancellation
+38 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by TFU (Chengdu), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

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

Tomorrow at Chengdu

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°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 Shanghai

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 15°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 Chengdu to Shanghai flights today

same route · Air China
CA4513departs 09:30
CA4507departs 10:30
CA4535departs 17:00
CA4591departs 19:15

If CA8542 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Chengdu to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TFU 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 CA8542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA8542 across the TFU and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 69.2/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at TFU and PVG.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA8542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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