CZ679China Southern Airlines · PKX → IST
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Route confirmed China Southern Airlines

CZ679 BeijingPKX · 01:15 IstanbulIST · 06:35

CZ679 by China Southern Airlines flies from Beijing (PKX) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure Thursday Operates Mon Tue Thu Sat
01:15

scheduled from PKX

Typical arrival−40 minmedian over 8 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
−55 arrival
08-17
−20 arrival
08-15
−35 arrival
08-13
−40 arrival
08-11
−55 arrival
08-10
−60 arrival
08-06
−35 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −40 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PKXBeijingHigh riskPKX delay board →
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
PKX→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
9.5%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
-5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PKX and IST 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.

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When it flies

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

How CZ679 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ679 across the PKX and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~40 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CZ679 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
08-18PKX 01:15IST 06:35 05:40 (−55)
08-17PKX 01:15IST 06:35 06:15 (−20)
08-15PKX 01:15IST 06:35 06:00 (−35)
08-13PKX 01:15IST 06:35 05:55 (−40)
08-11PKX 01:15IST 06:35 05:40 (−55)
08-10PKX 01:15IST 06:35 05:35 (−60)
08-06PKX 01:15IST 06:35 06:00 (−35)
08-04PKX 01:15IST 06:35 05:50 (−45)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-20AA, B-20EW, B-1128.

Board clocks recorded as PKX and IST published them.

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