KY8281Kunming Airlines · KMG → CAN
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Route confirmed Kunming Airlines

KY8281 KunmingKMG · 18:15 GuangzhouCAN · 20:25

KY8281 by Kunming Airlines flies from Kunming (KMG) to Guangzhou (CAN) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowEn route to Guangzhou
20:25

estimated arrival at CAN · local time · landing about now

En routeKY8281 · position estimated
KMGKunmingCANGuangzhou
Estimated from the boardsarr 20:25

Board estimate · gate and arrival times.

Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
−11 arrival
11-04
−26 arrival
11-03
−16 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
KMGKunmingOn-time likelyKMG delay board →
CANGuangzhouOn-time likelyCAN delay board →
KMG→CANevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
9.0%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
-12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at KMG and CAN 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. 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 →

Tomorrow at Kunming

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 17°C to 24°C
Low12°Clikely 9°C to 15°C

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 Guangzhou

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 26°C to 31°C
Low22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C

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

Other Kunming to Guangzhou flights today

same route · Kunming Airlines
KY8279departs 18:40

If KY8281 is cancelled, this is the other Kunming Airlines nonstop flight from Kunming to Guangzhou on the same day, with scheduled departure times in KMG 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 KY8281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KY8281 across the KMG and CAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -16 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KY8281 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
11-06KMG 18:15CAN 20:25
11-05KMG 18:15CAN 20:25 20:14 (−11)
11-04KMG 18:15CAN 20:25 19:59 (−26)
11-03KMG 18:15CAN 20:25 20:09 (−16)

Board clocks recorded as KMG and CAN published them.

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