TAO → SHAQingdao to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Qingdao (TAO) to Shanghai (SHA): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 80% of the last 41 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 41 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 571 km, an estimated 1 hour 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Qingdao and Shanghai. Updated 23 October 2026 at 06:52 UTC.

Today, TAO → SHA

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. · FM9230上海航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 17:21sched 17:35
  2. · HO2204吉祥航空公司 Departed Landed 12:06 +26
  3. · MU5514中国东方航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 18:40sched 19:10
  4. · MU5516中国东方航空公司 Departed Landed 08:44 −21
  5. · MU5518中国东方航空公司 Departed Landed 13:16 −29
  6. · MU5520中国东方航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 16:48sched 17:20
  7. · MU5530中国东方航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 19:35sched 19:55
  8. · MU5540中国东方航空公司 Departed Landed 12:29 +9
  9. · SC4653山东航空公司 Departed Landed 12:56 −4
  10. · SC4655山东航空公司 On schedule SHA 21:20scheduled
  11. · SC4659山东航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 15:59sched 16:15
  12. · SC4661山东航空公司 Departed Landed 08:56 −14
  13. · SC4663山东航空公司 Departed Landed 13:05 −5
  14. · SC4667山东航空公司 On schedule SHA est. 16:34sched 16:50

Checked SHA board 14:52

TAO Qingdao tracking
SHA Shanghai smooth · +0
571 km · ~1h 14m est.
dep bank 09:05–21:2028x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 41 operated TAO → SHA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 41 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 41 operated legs
Flight time~1h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 41

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesShandong AirlinesShanghai Airlines吉祥航空公司

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 AirlinesMU84% on time

Flights MU5516 09:05 daily · MU5540 12:20 daily · MU5518 13:45 daily · MU5520 17:20 daily

Shandong AirlinesSC73% on time

Flights SC4661 09:10 daily · SC4653 12:00 daily · SC4663 13:10 daily · SC4659 16:15 daily

Shanghai AirlinesFM

Flights FM9230 17:35 daily

吉祥航空公司HO

Flights HO2204 11:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23HO2204arrived+26
10-23MU5516arrived−21
10-23MU5518arrived−29
10-23MU5540arrived+9
10-23SC4653arrived−4
10-23SC4661arrived−14
10-23SC4663arrived−5
10-22FM9230arrived−15
10-22HO2204arrived+1
10-22MU5514arrived−7
10-22MU5516arrived−20
10-22MU5518arrived+12
10-22MU5520arrived−15
10-22MU5540arrived+27
10-22MU5556arrived−10
10-22SC4653arrived+19
10-22SC4655arrived−19
10-22SC4659arrived+22
10-22SC4661arrived−12
10-22SC4663arrived−13
10-22SC4667arrived−4
10-21FM9230arrived−7
10-21HO2204arrived+0
10-21MU5514arrived−14
10-21MU5516arrived−25
10-21MU5518arrived+4
10-21MU5520arrived+3
10-21MU5530arrived+69
10-21MU5540arrived+49
10-21SC4653arrived+2
10-21SC4655arrived−5
10-21SC4659arrived−3
10-21SC4661arrived−18
10-21SC4663arrived+20
10-21SC4667arrived+23
10-20FM9230arrived−7
10-20HO2204arrived+9
10-20MU5514arrived−13
10-20MU5516arrived−19
10-20MU5518arrived−14

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
TAOQingdao tracking Full TAO delay board →
SHAShanghai +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 14 kt Full SHA delay board →

How the Qingdao to Shanghai route actually runs

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

Is TAO–SHA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from TAO to SHA?

Great-circle distance is 571 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 70–79 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TAO–SHA fly?

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

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at TAO and arrival-side delay at SHA, 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.