Flights CA957 13:30 daily
Direct flights from Beijing (PKX) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,826 km, an estimated 10 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Beijing and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:12 UTC.
Today, PKX → FRA
Fri 30 Oct · local times- 14:30 CA957Air China Sched 14:30Departure not confirmed by the board FRA est. 18:07sched 18:15
Checked PKX board 15:03 · FRA board 12:12
of the last 6 tracked PKX → FRA flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at FRA: a 18% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Beijing to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PKX to FRA 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Beijing (PKX) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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PKX to FRA questions
Is PKX–FRA running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The departure side at PKX is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from PKX to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 7,826 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 582–701 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PKX–FRA fly?
Air China runs the route with about 7 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 PKX and arrival-side delay at FRA, 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.