PEK Beijing Capital International Airport
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Beijing Capital00:57·25°C·#126/312
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+10 min

Beijing Capital (PEK) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals 12 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

Hour by hour
00:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Beijing Capital (PEK) delays today: departures are running +10 min and arrivals 12 min early, across 8 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 17 August 2026 at 16:07 UTC.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
01:30CA949MXP Milan · gate E32on time
01:30KE864ICN Seoul · gate 11on time
01:40CA173SYD Sydney · gate E14on time
01:55CA859IST Istanbul · gate E28on time
02:00CA907MAD Madrid · gate E05on time
02:10CA963BRU Brussels · gate E12on time
02:30CA965FRA Frankfurt am Main · gate E11on time
02:407C8134CJU Jeju City · gate 05on time
08:25NX001MFM Nossa Senhora do CarmoCancelled
13:30CA1517SHA ShanghaiCancelled
15:30CA1291URC ÜrümqiCancelled

When this board posts +60, the median flight leaves +108. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

Quiet right now. Next arrival 04:40 local.

04:40CA824CNX from Chiang Maion time
04:55KC267ALA from Almatyon time
05:00CA894BSZ from Bishkekon time
05:40CA800ALA from Almatyon time
06:10HU7996BKK from Bangkokon time
06:45CA872KUL from Kuala Lumpuron time
11:10NX002MFM from Nossa Senhora do CarmoCancelled
20:00CA1518SHA from ShanghaiCancelled
22:10CA9584YNT from YantaiCancelled
Running late right now22 of 1301 still on the board · 1.7%
+525
CA1143 → Lüliang · dep 17:00
Flights this late at PEK still cancel only 2.3% of the time.
+525
CA1144 from Lüliang · arr 20:55
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~30 min on average.
+482
CA8205 from Wuhan · arr 21:32
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~30 min on average.
+225
OM228 → Ulaanbaatar · dep 06:45
A +225 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to PEKlive positions · 3-min feed
4aircraft inbound · next to land CA824 from Chiang Mai, lands ~03:48
CA824Chiang Mai
lands ~03:48
CA872Kuala Lumpur
~4h+ out
CA722Minsk
~4h+ out
HU7926Tijuana
~4h+ out

Positions as of 00:52 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why2 kt winds at PEK right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 00–10 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~30 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 22nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +18 min departures.

Typical week here
+18
MON
+27
TUE
+15
WED
+15
THU
+17
FRI
+25
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Thursday (+15 min), heaviest on Tuesday (+27 min).

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Sample · what you getPEK went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/beijing-PEK

Beijing Capital airport delays today

PEK has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are 12 min early. Weather worsens around 00:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 01:00 (+8 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Other Beijing airports: PKX · Nearby gateways: PKX XIY SHA PVG HGH CKG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Beijing Capital

Is Beijing Capital (PEK) delayed right now?

PEK has minor delays. Departures +10 min, arrivals 12 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

What is the current weather at Beijing Capital (PEK)?

Winds Variable at 1m/s, Vis 10km, Temp 25°C, Dew 21°C, Alt 1009 hPa, Sky clear. 25°C. wind 2 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Beijing Capital (PEK)?

Over the last 90 days, Thursday averaged the lightest departure delays (+15 min). Tuesday ran heaviest (+27 min).

How often are flights delayed at PEK today?

We tracked 8 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals 12 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for PEK?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds S-180 at 4m/s, Vis 6km, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind2 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew25 / 21 °C
Pressure1009 hPa
ZBAA 171430Z VRB01MPS CAVOK 25/21 Q1009 NOSIG
20:00 to 02:00MVFRWinds S-180 at 4m/s, Vis 6km, Sky clear
02:00 to 05:00TEMPOIFRVis 2.8km, Light Showers Rain, Mist, Broken layer at 4000ft, Few clouds at 4000ft (Cumulonimbus)
17:00 to 19:00TEMPOMVFRLight Thunderstorm Rain, Few clouds at 4000ft (Cumulonimbus)
Dep index
0.7/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 22:30 local · 2h ago · delay window 00:07 local · How these are computed → methodology