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+18 min

Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +18 min, arrivals 11 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

18:00today +18 min minor

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

Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) delays today: 65% of the 514 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +18 min and arrivals 11 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 30 October 2026 at 09:53 UTC.

Departures285 timed

On time38%107

Delayed62%178

typical now +18 min

Arrivals229 timed

On time95%217

Delayed5%12

typical now 11 min early

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

~~17:30~~ 18:06CZ3558SZX Shenzhen+36 min

18:059C8931CAN Guangzhouon time

18:05HO1111XMN Xiamenon time

18:05HO1887SZX Shenzhenon time

~~18:05~~ 18:35MU5363CSX Changsha+30 min

18:10CA4496CTU Chengduon time

18:10HX239HKG Hong Kongon time

18:10MF8510XMN Xiamenon time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +18. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

~~17:00~~ 18:53MU5520TAO from Qingdao+113 min

~~17:45~~ 18:50FM9334SZX from Shenzhen+65 min

18:10CZ3503CAN from Guangzhouon time

~~18:10~~ 19:03CZ3563SZX from Shenzhen+53 min

18:15MU5324KMG from Kunmingon time

18:20MU2161XIY from Xi'anon time

Running late right now13 of 259 still on the board · 5.0%

+113

MU5520 from Qingdao · arr 18:53

Flights this late at SHA still cancel only 0.6% of the time.

+83

CZ3587 from Shenzhen · arr 20:38

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.

+65

FM9334 from Shenzhen · arr 18:50

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.

+59

MU5312 from Guangzhou · arr 19:19

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.

In the air to SHAlive positions · 3-min feed

6aircraft inbound · next to land CA1829 from Guangzhou, lands ~18:54

CA1829Guangzhou

lands ~18:54

MU5160Beijing

lands ~19:09

CA1509Beijing

lands ~19:18

HU7607Beijing

lands ~19:19

Positions as of 18:03 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

MFMNossa Senhora do Carmo+28m

HAKHaikou+22m

DLUDali+22m

HRBHarbin+21m

HNDTokyo+19m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

NX澳门航空公司+28m

HU海南航空公司+19m

Why6 kt SW winds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 18–04 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Shanghai Hongqiao

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C

Low14°Clikely 12°C to 15°C

Outlook: about usual

Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late: 3.3%usually 5.9%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 380 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 7th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +15 min departures.

Typical week here

+23

MON

+18

TUE

+19

WED

+19

THU

+18

FRI

+20

SAT

+18

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+18 min), heaviest on Monday (+23 min).

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One message when SHA crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Shanghai Hongqiao airport delays today

Delays are building at SHA. A typical departure is currently +18 min. Arrivals are 11 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (+9 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds NW-320 at 4m/s, Vis 8km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft.

Other Shanghai airports: PVG · Nearby gateways: PVG HGH PKX PEK CAN SZX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Shanghai Hongqiao

Is Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) delayed right now?

Delays are building at SHA. Departures +18 min, arrivals 11 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 65% of the 514 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?

Winds SW-230 (variable 190 to 310) at 3m/s, Vis 10km, Temp 21°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 1020 hPa, Sky clear. 21°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+18 min). Monday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at SHA today?

We tracked 528 flights today: departures +18 min, arrivals 11 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for SHA?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds NW-320 at 4m/s, Vis 8km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.

Wind230° 6 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew21 / 12 °C

Pressure1020 hPa

ZSSS 300930Z 23003MPS 190V310 CAVOK 21/12 Q1020 NOSIG

14:00 to 08:00MVFRWinds NW-320 at 4m/s, Vis 8km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft

09:00 to 20:00BECMGMVFRWinds E-100 at 4m/s

Dep index

1.4/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 17:30 local · 40m ago · delay window 17:53 local · How these are computed → methodology