CA1278Air China · LHW → PEK
live · 23m ago
Route confirmed Air China

CA1278 LanzhouLHW BeijingPEK · 10:40

CA1278 by Air China flies from Lanzhou (LHW) to Beijing (PEK).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Sat
CA1278

tracked route LHW → PEK

Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 15 operations
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
−11 arrival
11-13
+16 arrival
11-12
−4 arrival
11-11
−22 arrival
11-10
−16 arrival
11-09
−1 arrival
11-08
−17 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −16 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHWLanzhouOn-time likelyLHW delay board →
PEKBeijingOn-time likelyPEK delay board →
LHW→PEKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Beijing

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°C
  • 32% chance of fog

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.

How CA1278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1278 across the LHW and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA1278 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-14LHW PEK 10:40 10:29 (−11)
11-13LHW PEK 10:40 10:56 (+16)
11-12LHW PEK 10:40 10:36 (−4)
11-11LHW PEK 10:40 10:18 (−22)
11-10LHW PEK 10:40 10:24 (−16)
11-09LHW PEK 10:40 10:39 (−1)
11-08LHW PEK 10:40 10:23 (−17)
11-07LHW PEK 10:40 10:26 (−14)
11-06LHW PEK 10:40 10:24 (−16)
11-05LHW PEK 10:40 10:08 (−32)
11-04LHW PEK 10:40 10:26 (−14)
11-03LHW PEK 10:40 10:14 (−26)
11-02LHW PEK 10:40 10:09 (−31)
11-01LHW PEK 10:40 10:08 (−32)
10-31LHW PEK 10:40 10:12 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-5425, B-5495, B-5848, B-1958.

Board clocks recorded as LHW and PEK published them.

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