ET685 ShanghaiPVG · 00:20 Addis AbabaADD · 06:50
ET685 by Ethiopian Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Addis Ababa (ADD) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.
estimated arrival at ADD · local time · ~41 min from now
board checked 15m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 00:40. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
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 operation0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PVG and ADD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Shanghai to Addis Ababa flights today
same route · Ethiopian AirlinesIf ET685 is cancelled, this is the other Ethiopian Airlines nonstop flight from Shanghai to Addis Ababa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How ET685 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for ET685 across the PVG and ADD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~20 min late. Based on 10 confirmed departures · 4/10 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how ET685 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ET-AYM, ET-AZN, ET-AZI, ET-AYB.
Board clocks recorded as PVG and ADD published them.
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