CTS → PVGSapporo to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Sapporo (CTS) to Shanghai (PVG): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,180 km, an estimated 3 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sapporo and Shanghai. Updated 25 October 2026 at 21:23 UTC.

Today, CTS → PVG

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 13:30 MU280中国东方航空公司 On schedule PVG 17:10scheduled

Checked CTS board 06:23 · PVG board 05:07

CTS Sapporo smooth · +4
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
2,180 km · ~3h 18m est.
dep bank 13:30–13:506x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 6x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated CTS → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesSpring 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 Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU280 13:30 We Fr Su

Spring Airlines9C

Flights 9C8792 13:50 Tu Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-259C8792dep −6 → arr−33
10-25MU280dep +85 → arr+69
10-249C8792dep +40 → arr−11
10-23MU280dep +35 → arr−10
10-21MU280dep +89 → arr+57
10-209C8792dep +2 → arr−15
10-18MU280dep +30 → arr+6

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
CTSSapporo +4 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 4 kt Full CTS delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 8 kt Full PVG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTS and PVG: 26% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +1 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sapporo to Shanghai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTS to PVG 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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CTS to PVG questions

Is CTS–PVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTS is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CTS–PVG?

Operators schedule 2 departures from CTS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CTS to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 2,180 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 184–217 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTS–PVG fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 6 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.