CA1056Air China · ORD → PVG
live · 17m ago
Route confirmed Air China

CA1056 ChicagoORD · 01:05 ShanghaiPVG

CA1056 by Air China flies from Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowEn route to Shanghai · off blocks 01:38 · 33 min late
En route

en route from ORD to PVG

En routeCA1056 · position estimated
ORDChicagoPVGShanghai
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 01:38 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.6 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+33 gate
11-08
+40 gate
11-07
−2 gate
11-05
−5 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoModerate riskORD delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
ORD→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 4°C to 7°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Shanghai

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
  • 91% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Shanghai flights today

same route · Air China
CA1020departs 00:05
CA1016departs 00:20
CA1012departs 01:05
CA8414departs 02:05
CA1046departs 02:15
CA1018departs 03:00

If CA1056 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Chicago to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How CA1056 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1056 across the ORD and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~16 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA1056 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-12ORD 01:05 01:38 (+33)PVG
11-08ORD 22:05 22:45 (+40)PVG
11-07ORD 00:35 00:33 (−2)PVG
11-05ORD 01:05 01:00 (−5)PVG

Board clocks recorded as ORD and PVG published them.

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