CA1838Dalian Airlines · SHA → CAN
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Route confirmed Dalian Airlines

CA1838 ShanghaiSHA · 12:35 GuangzhouCAN · 16:40

CA1838 by Dalian Airlines flies from Shanghai (SHA) to Guangzhou (CAN) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 08:04
12:35

departs SHA · on schedule

⚖ CA1838 typically leaves +22 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-11
−19 arrival
09-10
+11 gate · −23 arrival
09-09
+29 gate · −4 arrival
09-08
+0 gate · −50 arrival
09-07
+11 gate · −28 arrival
09-06
+13 gate · −22 arrival
09-05
+37 gate · −3 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SHAShanghaiHigh riskSHA delay board →
CANGuangzhouOn-time likelyCAN delay board →
SHA→CANevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.3%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SHA and CAN are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Shanghai to Guangzhou flights today

same route · Dalian Airlines
CA1830departs 19:55

If CA1838 is cancelled, this is the other Dalian Airlines nonstop flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SHA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CA1838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA1838 across the SHA and CAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA1838 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
09-11SHA 12:35CAN 16:40 16:21 (−19)
09-10SHA 12:35 12:46 (+11)CAN 15:05 14:42 (−23)
09-09SHA 12:35 13:04 (+29)CAN 15:05 15:01 (−4)
09-08SHA 12:35 (+0)CAN 15:05 14:15 (−50)
09-07SHA 12:35 12:46 (+11)CAN 15:05 14:37 (−28)
09-06SHA 12:35 12:48 (+13)CAN 15:05 14:43 (−22)
09-05SHA 12:35 13:12 (+37)CAN 15:05 15:02 (−3)
09-04SHA 14:10 14:26 (+16)CAN 16:40 16:21 (−19)
09-03SHA 13:15 13:37 (+22)CAN 15:45 15:31 (−14)
09-02SHA 12:35 13:24 (+49)CAN 15:05 15:16 (+11)
09-01SHA 12:35 13:04 (+29)CAN 15:05 15:03 (−2)
08-31SHA 13:35 13:44 (+9)CAN 16:05 17:05 (+60)
08-30SHA 12:35 13:23 (+48)CAN 15:05 15:10 (+5)
08-29SHA 12:35 12:44 (+9)CAN 15:05 14:34 (−31)
08-28SHA 13:45 15:18 (+93)CAN 16:15 17:02 (+47)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-5906, B-5912.

Board clocks recorded as SHA and CAN published them.

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