CAI → PVGCairo to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Shanghai (PVG): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,369 km, an estimated 11 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Shanghai. Updated 14 September 2026 at 12:34 UTC.

CAI Cairo tracking
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
8,369 km · ~11h 14m est.
dep bank 00:20–13:4511x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated CAI → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~11h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesEgyptAir

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 days
China Eastern AirlinesMU100% on time

Flights MU224 13:45 daily

EgyptAirMS

Flights MS951 00:20 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13MS951arrived−14
09-13MU224arrived−55
09-12MS951arrived−9
09-12MU224arrived−22
09-11MU224arrived−51
09-10MS951arrived+131
09-10MU224arrived−37
09-08MS951arrived+48
09-07MU224arrived−26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CAICairo tracking 🌤 clear · N 12 kt Full CAI delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 10 kt Full PVG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PVG: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Shanghai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAI 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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CAI to PVG questions

Is CAI–PVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CAI–PVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:20 from CAI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CAI to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 8,369 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 621–747 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–PVG fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.