KN5978China United Airlines · PVG → PKX
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Route confirmed China United Airlines

KN5978 ShanghaiPVG · 08:30 BeijingPKX · 11:00

KN5978 by China United Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Beijing (PKX) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 00:08
08:30

departs PVG · on schedule

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+104+209+313 min
10-30
+313 gate
10-29
+15 gate
10-28
+23 gate
10-27
+24 gate
10-26
+26 gate
10-24
+55 gate
10-23
+9 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
PKXBeijingHigh riskPKX delay board →
PVG→PKXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
17%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
-5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How KN5978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KN5978 across the PVG and PKX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~24 min late. Based on 8 confirmed departures · 2/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KN5978 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
10-30PVG 08:30 13:43 (+313)PKX 11:00
10-29PVG 08:30 08:45 (+15)PKX 10:55
10-28PVG 08:30 08:53 (+23)PKX 11:00
10-27PVG 08:30 08:54 (+24)PKX 10:55
10-26PVG 08:30 08:56 (+26)PKX 11:00
10-24PVG 08:15 09:10 (+55)PKX 10:25
10-23PVG 08:15 08:24 (+9)PKX 10:25
10-22PVG 08:15 08:34 (+19)PKX 10:25

Board clocks recorded as PVG and PKX published them.

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