CZ3531China Southern Airlines · CAN → SHA
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Route confirmed China Southern Airlines

CZ3531 GuangzhouCAN · 10:00 ShanghaiSHA · 12:20

CZ3531 by China Southern Airlines flies from Guangzhou (CAN) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 05:53
10:00

departs CAN · on schedule

Typical gate push+25 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+84+126 min
10-14
+8 gate · −31 arrival
10-13
+25 gate · −9 arrival
10-12
+5 gate · −29 arrival
10-11
+126 gate · +101 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
CANGuangzhouOn-time likelyCAN delay board →
SHAShanghaiOn-time likelySHA delay board →
CAN→SHAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at CAN and SHA 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Guangzhou to Shanghai flights today

same route · China Southern Airlines
CZ3533departs 07:00
CZ3523departs 08:00
CZ3529departs 09:00
CZ3537departs 11:00
CZ3539departs 12:00
CZ253departs 12:55

If CZ3531 is cancelled, these are the other China Southern Airlines nonstop flights from Guangzhou to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CAN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CZ3531 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ3531 across the CAN and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 CZ3531 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-14CAN 10:00 10:08 (+8)SHA 12:20 11:49 (−31)
10-13CAN 10:00 10:25 (+25)SHA 12:20 12:11 (−9)
10-12CAN 10:00 10:05 (+5)SHA 12:20 11:51 (−29)
10-11CAN 10:00 12:06 (+126)SHA 12:20 14:01 (+101)

Board clocks recorded as CAN and SHA published them.

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