CA8342 ShanghaiPVG · 17:40 BeijingPKX · 20:30
CA8342 by Air China flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Beijing (PKX) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.
departs PVG · on schedule
board checked 4m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Early read, sample still buildingDriven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Shanghai
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
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 Beijing
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Shanghai to Beijing flights today
same route · Air ChinaIf CA8342 is cancelled, this is the other Air China nonstop flight from Shanghai to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG 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 CA8342 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA8342 across the PVG and PKX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~15 min late. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 7/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA8342 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: B-1769, B-1909, B-1767, B-5497.
Board clocks recorded as PVG and PKX published them.
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