SHA → PKXShanghai to Beijing

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Direct flights from Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (PKX): 98 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 60 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,026 km, an estimated 1 hour 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Beijing. Updated 30 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC.

SHA Shanghai busy · +22
PKX Beijing smooth · +0
1,026 km · ~1h 49m est.
dep bank 08:35–20:0598x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 98x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live SHA and PKX delay boards

0 of 60 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures98x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 60

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesChina Southern AirlinesChina United AirlinesShanghai 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 MU5137 10:15 daily · MU5167 10:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · MU6874 11:20 daily · MU6124 17:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ8804 08:35 daily · CZ5664 09:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · CZ8900 11:25 daily · CZ8880 15:30 daily

China United AirlinesKN

Flights KN5956 varies daily

Shanghai AirlinesFM

Flights FM9101 12:50 daily

吉祥航空公司HO

Flights HO1251 10:25 Mo Tu We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30CZ5664departed+28
10-30CZ8880departed+23
10-30CZ8886departed+6
10-30CZ8888departed+12
10-30FM9101departed+16
10-30HO1251departed+14
10-30KN5956departed+10
10-30MU5137departed+34
10-30MU5167departed+18
10-30MU5183departed+6
10-30MU6124departed+21
10-30MU9191departed+24
10-29CZ5664departed+32
10-29CZ8880departed+10
10-29CZ8886departed+13
10-29CZ8888departed+5
10-29FM9101departed+15
10-29HO1251departed+29
10-29KN5956departed+6
10-29MU5137departed+29
10-29MU5167departed+37
10-29MU5183departed+6
10-29MU6124departed+21
10-29MU9191departed+14
10-28CZ5664departed+22
10-28CZ8880departed+12
10-28CZ8886departed+4
10-28FM9101departed+19
10-28HO1251departed+20
10-28KN5956departed+7
10-28MU5137departed+20
10-28MU5167departed+24
10-28MU5183departed+17
10-28MU6124departed+30
10-28MU9191departed+23
10-27CZ5664departed+39
10-27CZ8880departed+6
10-27CZ8886departed+16
10-27FM9101departed+6
10-27HO1251departed+28

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
SHAShanghai +22 min busy 🌤 clear · 2 kt Full SHA delay board →
PKXBeijing +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 10 kt Full PKX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SHA: a 11% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Shanghai to Beijing route actually runs

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

Is SHA–PKX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SHA is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SHA–PKX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:35 and evening departures around 17:10 from SHA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PKX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SHA to PKX?

Great-circle distance is 1,026 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 102–118 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SHA–PKX fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 98 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.