CA988 Los AngelesLAX · 14:20 BeijingPEK · 18:00
CA988 by Dalian Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing (PEK).
scheduled from LAX
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to Beijing flights today
same route · Dalian AirlinesIf CA988 is cancelled, these are the other Dalian Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How CA988 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CA988 across the LAX and PEK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +60 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CA988 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: B-2089, B-2088.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and PEK published them.
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Pro Flight Search — CA988 Los Angeles to Beijing on-time performance, measured from the LAX and PEK airport boards.
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