CAN → SYDGuangzhou to Sydney

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Direct flights from Guangzhou (CAN) to Sydney (SYD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 96% of the last 23 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,529 km, an estimated 10 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Guangzhou and Sydney. Updated 30 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC.

Today, CAN → SYD

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. · CZ301China Southern Airlines On schedule SYD 20:25scheduled
  2. · CZ325China Southern Airlines On schedule SYD est. 09:06sched 09:25
  3. · CZ8091China Southern Airlines On schedule SYD est. 12:48sched 13:20

Checked CAN board 05:24 · SYD board 08:38

CAN Guangzhou smooth · +13
SYD Sydney smooth · +0
7,529 km · ~10h 09m est.
dep bank 00:55–20:2521x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
96% on time

of the last 23 tracked CAN → SYD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 23 arrivals
Flight time~10h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Southern Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
China Southern AirlinesCZ96% on time

Flights CZ8091 00:55 daily · CZ325 09:25 daily · CZ301 20:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30CZ301arrived−9
10-30CZ325arrived−20
10-30CZ8091arrived−15
10-29CZ301arrived+24
10-29CZ325arrived−11
10-29CZ8091arrived−25
10-28CZ301arrived−7
10-28CZ325arrived−21
10-28CZ8091arrived−11
10-27CZ301arrived−10
10-27CZ325arrived−28
10-27CZ8091arrived−34
10-26CZ301arrived−3
10-26CZ325arrived−35
10-26CZ8091arrived−19
10-25CZ301arrived−14
10-25CZ325arrived−19
10-25CZ8091arrived−31
10-24CZ301arrived+2
10-24CZ325arrived+1
10-24CZ8091dep +36 → arr+9
10-23CZ301arrived+13
10-23CZ325arrived−12

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CANGuangzhou +13 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 6 kt Full CAN delay board →
SYDSydney +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 7 kt Full SYD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SYD: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Guangzhou to Sydney route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAN to SYD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CAN to SYD questions

Is CAN–SYD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CAN is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CAN to SYD?

Great-circle distance is 7,529 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 561–675 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAN–SYD fly?

China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CAN and arrival-side delay at SYD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.