DLC → SHADalian to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Dalian (DLC) to Shanghai (SHA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 13 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 864 km, an estimated 1 hour 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dalian and Shanghai. Updated 24 October 2026 at 03:28 UTC.

Today, DLC → SHA

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. · MU5684中国东方航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 13:39sched 14:10

Checked SHA board 12:21

DLC Dalian tracking
SHA Shanghai smooth · +0
864 km · ~1h 36m est.
dep bank 13:35–21:107x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 13 operated DLC → SHA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 13 operated legs
Flight time~1h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern 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 AirlinesMU85% on time

Flights MU5684 13:35 daily · MU5698 21:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23MU5684arrived−11
10-22MU5684arrived−13
10-22MU5698arrived−13
10-21MU5684arrived+67
10-21MU5698arrived−18
10-20MU5684arrived−24
10-20MU5698arrived−4
10-19MU5684arrived+2
10-19MU5698arrived+0
10-18MU5684arrived+46
10-18MU5698arrived+5
10-17MU5684arrived−4
10-17MU5698arrived−18

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
DLCDalian tracking Full DLC delay board →
SHAShanghai +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · E 12 kt Full SHA delay board →

How the Dalian to Shanghai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DLC to SHA 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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DLC to SHA questions

Is DLC–SHA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DLC to SHA?

Great-circle distance is 864 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 91–104 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DLC–SHA fly?

China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 14 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 DLC and arrival-side delay at SHA, 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.