Etihad AirwaysEY43% on time
Flights EY866 21:15 daily
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Direct flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Shanghai (PVG): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 43% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,550 km, an estimated 8 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Updated 5 November 2026 at 06:30 UTC.
AUH
Abu Dhabi
smooth · +0
PVG
Shanghai
smooth · +0
6,550 km · ~8h 54m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
43% on time
of the last 7 tracked AUH → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+28 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~8h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Etihad Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at AUH: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Abu Dhabi to Shanghai route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUH to PVG flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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AUH to PVG questions
Is AUH–PVG running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AUH to PVG?
Great-circle distance is 6,550 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 492–591 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AUH–PVG fly?
Etihad Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AUH and arrival-side delay at PVG, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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