CA8579Air China · PVG → SZX
live · 8m ago
Route confirmed Air China

CA8579 ShanghaiPVG · 17:00 ShenzhenSZX · 20:00

CA8579 by Air China flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Shenzhen (SZX) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowDescending into Shenzhen · off blocks 17:13 · 13 min late
19:24

estimated arrival at SZX · local time · ~7 min from now

LivePosition · updated 8m ago
SZX38 mi · ~7 min leftPVG
11,200 ftAltitudedescending
343 mphSpeed298 kt
264°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 17m

⚖ CA8579 typically leaves +8 and lands −47. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−47 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~55 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+13 gate · −54 arrival
10-31
+21 gate · −36 arrival
10-30
+33 gate · −27 arrival
10-29
+5 gate · −44 arrival
10-28
+1 gate · −51 arrival
10-27
+11 gate · −41 arrival
10-26
+3 gate · −52 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 −47 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
SZXShenzhenOn-time likelySZX delay board →
PVG→SZXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.2%Chance of cancellation
-7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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

Forecast

Shanghai to Shenzhen with Air China · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
10%0.9× usual

Forecast weather: 73% chance of rain at Shanghai

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 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 departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Shanghai to Shenzhen flights today

same route · Air China
CA1893departs 07:30
CA9833departs 15:00

If CA8579 is cancelled, these are the other Air China nonstop flights from Shanghai to Shenzhen 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 CA8579 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA8579 across the PVG and SZX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~47 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 CA8579 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
11-01PVG 17:00 17:13 (+13)SZX 20:00 19:06 (−54)
10-31PVG 17:00 17:21 (+21)SZX 20:00 19:24 (−36)
10-30PVG 16:55 17:28 (+33)SZX 20:00 19:33 (−27)
10-29PVG 17:00 17:05 (+5)SZX 20:00 19:16 (−44)
10-28PVG 17:00 17:01 (+1)SZX 20:00 19:09 (−51)
10-27PVG 17:00 17:11 (+11)SZX 20:00 19:19 (−41)
10-26PVG 17:00 17:03 (+3)SZX 20:00 19:08 (−52)
10-25PVG 17:00 17:04 (+4)SZX 20:00 19:06 (−54)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-6742, B-6885, B-6942, B-8585.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and SZX published them.

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