CKG → SYDChongqing to Sydney

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Direct flights from Chongqing (CKG) to Sydney (SYD): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,485 km, an estimated 11 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chongqing and Sydney. Updated 16 October 2026 at 12:31 UTC.

CKG Chongqing smooth · +11
SYD Sydney smooth · +0
8,485 km · ~11h 23m est.
departs 23:502x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live CKG and SYD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~11h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Tianjin AirlinesGS

Flights GS7943 varies Mo We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-14GS7943arrived−23
10-12GS7943arrived+8

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
CKGChongqing +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 6 kt Full CKG delay board →
SYDSydney +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NE 9 kt Full SYD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CKG: 49% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chongqing to Sydney route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CKG 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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CKG to SYD questions

Is CKG–SYD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CKG is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CKG to SYD?

Great-circle distance is 8,485 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 629–757 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CKG–SYD fly?

Tianjin Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (mon, wed). 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 CKG 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.