CA8502 ShanghaiPVG · 09:30 BeijingPEK · 11:45
CA8502 by Air China flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Beijing (PEK) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
departs PVG · on schedule
board checked 10m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 6 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 operationmedian arrival +10 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 on this route
ForecastShanghai to Beijing with Air China · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 74% chance of rain at Shanghai
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 CA8502 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights 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 CA8502 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA8502 across the PVG and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA8502 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as PVG and PEK published them.
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Pro Flight Search: CA8502 Shanghai to Beijing on-time performance, measured from the PVG and PEK airport boards.
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