PVG → CTSShanghai to Sapporo

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Sapporo (CTS): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 50% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 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 Shanghai and Sapporo. Updated 20 October 2026 at 10:01 UTC.

Today, PVG → CTS

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 08:20 9C8791中国春秋航空公司 Left 08:39 +19 Landed 12:37 −13

Checked PVG board 17:58 · CTS board 19:01

PVG Shanghai smooth · +13
CTS Sapporo smooth · +4
2,180 km · ~3h 18m est.
dep bank 08:00–08:205x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 5x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 6 operated PVG → CTS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x2 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 MU279 08:00 We Fr Su

Spring Airlines9C

Flights 9C8791 08:20 Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-209C8791dep +19 → arr−13
10-18MU279dep +73 → arr+44
10-179C8791dep +41 → arr+17
10-16MU279dep +54 → arr+8
10-14MU279dep +9 → arr−26
10-139C8791dep +45 → arr+30

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
PVGShanghai +13 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 12 kt Full PVG delay board →
CTSSapporo +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 4 kt Full CTS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PVG: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Shanghai to Sapporo route actually runs

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

Is PVG–CTS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–CTS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 from PVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CTS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PVG to CTS?

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 PVG–CTS fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 5 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.