CA4542Dalian Airlines · SHA → CKG
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Route confirmed Dalian Airlines

CA4542 ShanghaiSHA · 21:20 ChongqingCKG · 00:15

CA4542 by Dalian Airlines flies from Shanghai (SHA) to Chongqing (CKG) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 00:54
21:20

departs SHA · on schedule

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
+1 gate
10-11
+3 gate
10-10
+8 gate
10-09
+2 gate
10-08
+5 gate
10-07
+4 gate
10-06
−3 gate

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

0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SHAShanghaiOn-time likelySHA delay board →
CKGChongqingHigh riskCKG delay board →
SHA→CKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by CKG (Chongqing), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Shanghai to Chongqing flights today

same route · Dalian Airlines
CA4544departs 11:45

If CA4542 is cancelled, this is the other Dalian Airlines nonstop flight from Shanghai to Chongqing 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 CA4542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA4542 across the SHA and CKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA4542 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
10-12SHA 21:20 21:21 (+1)CKG 00:15
10-11SHA 21:20 21:23 (+3)CKG 00:15
10-10SHA 21:20 21:28 (+8)CKG 00:15
10-09SHA 21:20 21:22 (+2)CKG 00:05
10-08SHA 21:20 21:25 (+5)CKG 00:10
10-07SHA 21:20 21:24 (+4)CKG 23:55
10-06SHA 21:20 21:17 (−3)CKG
10-05SHA 21:20 21:22 (+2)CKG 00:15
10-04SHA 21:20 21:22 (+2)CKG 00:15
10-03SHA 21:20 21:43 (+23)CKG 00:15
10-02SHA 21:20 21:24 (+4)CKG 00:05
10-01SHA 21:20 (+0)CKG 00:10
09-30SHA 21:20 21:35 (+15)CKG 23:55
09-29SHA 21:20 21:30 (+10)CKG
09-28SHA 21:20 21:44 (+24)CKG 00:15

Board clocks recorded as SHA and CKG published them.

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