PEK → PVGBeijing to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (PVG): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 70% of the last 20 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,098 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Beijing and Shanghai. Updated 17 October 2026 at 09:07 UTC.

Today, PEK → PVG

Sat 17 Oct · local times
Y87556金鹏航空75 min late

The PEK board at 17:00 shows departure at 21:10 instead of 19:55, gate 31 (T2).

Likely landing
about 22:45middle half 22:38 to 22:58 · sched 22:00
Later cancelled
1.3%of 1,216 past flights from Beijing whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
CA1883 20:30中国国际航空公司

Landing estimate from 70,678 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 60 to 119 min late. The PVG board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track Y87556 →
CA8331中国国际航空公司In the air, 192 min late

Left PEK at 16:12, 192 min after its 13:00 slot.

Landing
18:19PVG board estimate · sched 15:20
Track CA8331 →
  1. 07:00 MU5100中国东方航空公司 Left 07:07 +7 Landed 08:48 −7
  2. 07:30 HU7613海南航空公司 Left 07:52 +22 Landed 09:45 −5
  3. 07:40 CA8357中国国际航空公司 Left 08:38 +58 Landed 10:25 +30
  4. 08:00 CA1835中国国际航空公司 Left 08:40 +40 Landed 10:30 +15
  5. 08:30 MU5152中国东方航空公司 Left 08:40 +10 Landed 10:37 −8
  6. 11:30 MU5154中国东方航空公司 Left 12:16 +46 Landed 14:08 +33
  7. 11:55 Y87596金鹏航空 Left 12:25 +30 Landed 14:20 +20
  8. 13:00 CA8331中国国际航空公司 Left 16:12 +192 PVG est. 18:19 +179In the air · sched 15:20
  9. 14:30 MU5158中国东方航空公司 Left 14:43 +13 Landed 16:34 −36
  10. 19:30 MU5164中国东方航空公司 On scheduleGate 32 · T2 PVG 21:55scheduled
  11. 19:55 Y87556金鹏航空 Est. 21:10 +75Gate 31 · T2 PVG about 22:45sched 22:00
  12. 20:30 CA1883中国国际航空公司 On scheduleGate D11 · T3 PVG 22:50scheduled

Checked PEK board 17:00 · PVG board 17:07

PEK Beijing busy · +21
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
1,098 km · ~1h 54m est.
dep bank 07:00–20:3028x weekly
Runs mixed · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
70% on time

of the last 20 operated PEK → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 20 operated legs
Flight time~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesDalian AirlinesHainan AirlinesSuparna 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 AirlinesMU89% on time

Flights MU5100 07:00 daily · MU5152 08:30 daily · MU5154 11:30 daily · MU5158 14:30 daily

Dalian AirlinesCA67% on time

Flights CA8357 07:40 Mo Tu Th Sa · CA1835 08:00 Tu We Th Fr Sa · CA8331 13:00 daily · CA1883 varies daily

Hainan AirlinesHU

Flights HU7613 07:30 daily

Suparna AirlinesY8

Flights Y87596 varies daily · Y87556 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17CA1835dep +40 → arr+15
10-17CA8331dep +192 → arr+179
10-17CA8357dep +58 → arr+30
10-17HU7613dep +22 → arr−5
10-17MU5100dep +7 → arr−7
10-17MU5152dep +10 → arr−8
10-17MU5154dep +46 → arr+33
10-17MU5158dep +13 → arr−36
10-17Y87596dep +30 → arr+20
10-16CA1835dep +15 → arr−20
10-16CA1883dep +21 → arr+5
10-16CA8331dep +19 → arr−13
10-16HU7613dep +10 → arr−34
10-16MU5100dep +3 → arr−23
10-16MU5152dep +17 → arr−12
10-16MU5154dep +11 → arr−8
10-16MU5158dep +15 → arr−24
10-16MU5164dep +30 → arr−8
10-16Y87556dep +76 → arr+55
10-16Y87596dep +19 → arr+17

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 +21 min busy 🌫 overcast · N 6 kt Full PEK delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 14 kt Full PVG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PEK and PVG: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 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 Shanghai route actually runs

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

Is PEK–PVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PEK is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PEK–PVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 19:30 from PEK. 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 PEK to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 1,098 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 108–124 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PEK–PVG fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 78 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.