CZ8172 HelsinkiHEL · 20:35 BeijingPKX · 09:40
CZ8172 by China Southern Airlines flies from Helsinki (HEL) to Beijing (PKX) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.
en route from HEL to PKX
board checked 19m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:44 · typical taxi-out at HEL ≈ 5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at HEL and PKX 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How CZ8172 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ8172 across the HEL and PKX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CZ8172 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-1293, B1293, B-1242, B1242.
Board clocks recorded as HEL and PKX published them.
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