CA842Air China · VIE → PEK
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Route confirmed Air China

CA842 ViennaVIE · 13:00 BeijingPEK · 05:20

CA842 by Air China flies from Vienna (VIE) to Beijing (PEK) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate D23
13:00

departs VIE · on schedule

Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-15
−25 arrival
11-14
+12 gate · −25 arrival
11-13
+14 gate · −41 arrival
11-12
−25 arrival

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
VIEViennaModerate riskVIE delay board →
PEKBeijingOn-time likelyPEK delay board →
VIE→PEKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by VIE (Vienna), currently flying VFR (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 Vienna

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C
Low2°Clikely −1°C to 4°C
  • 27% 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.

Tomorrow at Beijing

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 6°C to 9°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°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.

When it flies

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

Other Vienna to Beijing flights today

same route · Air China
CA844departs 18:20
CA618departs 19:00

If CA842 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Vienna to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in VIE 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 CA842 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA842 across the VIE and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 CA842 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
11-15VIE 13:00PEK 05:20 04:55 (−25)
11-14VIE 13:00 13:12 (+12)PEK 05:20 04:55 (−25)
11-13VIE 13:00 13:14 (+14)PEK 05:20 04:39 (−41)
11-12VIE PEK 05:20 04:55 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-1080, B-1083.

Board clocks recorded as VIE and PEK published them.

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