CZ8879China Southern Airlines · PKX → SHA
updated 24m ago
Route confirmed China Southern Airlines

CZ8879 BeijingPKX · 09:00 ShanghaiSHA · 11:10

CZ8879 by China Southern Airlines flies from Beijing (PKX) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in Shanghai · today
10:41

arrived at SHA · 29 min early

Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 11 operations
Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
−29 arrival
11-01
−27 arrival
10-31
−33 arrival
10-30
−26 arrival
10-29
−26 arrival
10-28
−23 arrival
10-27
−24 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PKXBeijingModerate riskPKX delay board →
SHAShanghaiOn-time likelySHA delay board →
PKX→SHAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
16%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+0 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. 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 Beijing

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 5°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

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.8%usually 5.3%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 380 departures a day. · 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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T
W
T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Beijing to Shanghai flights today

same route · China Southern Airlines
CZ8899departs 08:00
CZ8885departs 13:00
CZ8887departs 16:20
CZ5663departs 19:45
CZ8803departs 20:00

If CZ8879 is cancelled, these are the other China Southern Airlines nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PKX 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 CZ8879 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ8879 across the PKX and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CZ8879 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
11-02PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:41 (−29)
11-01PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:43 (−27)
10-31PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:37 (−33)
10-30PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:44 (−26)
10-29PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:44 (−26)
10-28PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:47 (−23)
10-27PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:46 (−24)
10-26PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:44 (−26)
10-25PKX 09:00SHA 11:10 10:41 (−29)
10-24PKX 12:00SHA 14:10 13:53 (−17)
10-23PKX 12:00SHA 14:10 14:02 (−8)

Board clocks recorded as PKX and SHA published them.

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