PEK → GVABeijing to Geneva

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Direct flights from Beijing (PEK) to Geneva (GVA): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,202 km, an estimated 11 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Beijing and Geneva. Updated 23 October 2026 at 13:42 UTC.

Today, PEK → GVA

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 02:45 CA861AIR CHINA Left 02:56 +11 Landed 07:16 −24

Checked PEK board 21:38 · GVA board 15:42

PEK Beijing busy · +17
GVA Geneva busy · +16
8,202 km · ~11h 01m est.
dep bank 02:45–11:506x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated PEK → GVA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~11h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

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

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
Air ChinaCA71% on time

Flights CA861 02:45 Mo Tu Th Fr Su · CA619 11:50 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23CA861dep +11 → arr−24
10-22CA861dep +13 → arr−34
10-20CA861dep +19 → arr−16
10-19CA861dep +158 → arr+140
10-18CA861dep +18 → arr+18
10-17CA619dep +20 → arr+7
10-16CA861dep +8 → arr−29

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
PEKBeijing +17 min busy 🌤 clear · ESE 2 kt Full PEK delay board →
GVAGeneva +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 18 kt Full GVA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at GVA: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Beijing to Geneva route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PEK to GVA 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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PEK to GVA questions

Is PEK–GVA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PEK–GVA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:45 from PEK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the GVA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PEK to GVA?

Great-circle distance is 8,202 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 609–733 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PEK–GVA fly?

Air China runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.