CA862 GenevaGVA · 12:20 BeijingPEK · 05:30
CA862 by Air China flies from Geneva (GVA) to Beijing (PEK) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.
en route from GVA to PEK
board checked 9m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:32 · typical taxi-out at GVA ≈ 5.3 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
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 operationmedian arrival −56 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at GVA and PEK 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 at Geneva
ForecastTue 3 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
ForecastWed 4 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 Geneva to Beijing flights today
same route · Air ChinaIf CA862 is cancelled, this is the other Air China nonstop flight from Geneva to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in GVA 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 CA862 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA862 across the GVA and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~56 min early. Based on 1 confirmed landing · 1/1 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 CA862 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: B1083, B1086, B-326Y, B326Y.
Board clocks recorded as GVA and PEK published them.
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