CZ438 ChicagoORD · 17:20 ShanghaiPVG
CZ438 by China Southern Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.
en route from ORD to PVG
board checked 7m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:58 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.4 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and PVG 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 Chicago
ForecastThu 12 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 Shanghai
ForecastFri 13 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 Chicago to Shanghai flights today
same route · China Southern AirlinesIf CZ438 is cancelled, these are the other China Southern Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 CZ438 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ438 across the ORD and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +20 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CZ438 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as ORD and PVG published them.
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