CA878Dalian Airlines · CPH → PEK
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Dalian Airlines

CA878 CopenhagenCPH · 19:05 BeijingPEK · 09:55

CA878 by Dalian Airlines flies from Copenhagen (CPH) to Beijing (PEK) for the Wed, Aug 19 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Beijing · off blocks 19:05 · on schedule
09:21

estimated arrival at PEK · local time · ~7h 10m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
CPH3,992 mi · ~7h 10m leftPEK
37,000 ftAltitudecruising
613 mphSpeed533 kt
69°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 56 min

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~18 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
08-19
+0 gate · −34 arrival
08-18
+0 gate · −18 arrival
08-17
+0 gate · −33 arrival
08-16
+13 gate · −18 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
CPHCopenhagenOn-time likelyCPH delay board →
PEKBeijingOn-time likelyPEK delay board →
CPH→PEKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

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

When it flies

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

Other Copenhagen to Beijing flights today

same route · Dalian Airlines
CA598departs 22:15

If CA878 is cancelled, this is the other Dalian Airlines nonstop flight from Copenhagen to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CA878 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA878 across the CPH and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 CA878 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
08-19CPH 19:05 (+0)PEK 09:55 09:21 (−34)
08-18CPH 19:05 (+0)PEK 09:55 09:37 (−18)
08-17CPH 19:05 (+0)PEK 09:55 09:22 (−33)
08-16CPH 19:05 19:18 (+13)PEK 09:55 09:37 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-32AL.

Board clocks recorded as CPH and PEK published them.

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