Capital AirlinesJD
Flights JD480 12:00 Mo
live
Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Qingdao (TAO): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 2 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 8,436 km, an estimated 11 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Qingdao. Updated 26 October 2026 at 09:38 UTC.
Today, SYD → TAO
Mon 26 Oct · local times- 09:55 JD480Capital Airlines Cancelled ·
Checked SYD board 20:38
SYD
Sydney
busy · +27
TAO
Qingdao
tracking
8,436 km · ~11h 19m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
64 / 100
route health from live SYD and TAO delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~11h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Capital 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 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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Sydney to Qingdao route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYD to TAO 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SYD-TAO
SYD to TAO questions
Is SYD–TAO running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The departure side at SYD is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SYD to TAO?
Great-circle distance is 8,436 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 625–753 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SYD–TAO fly?
Capital Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (mon). 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 SYD and arrival-side delay at TAO, 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.
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