CMB → PVGColombo to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Colombo (CMB) to Shanghai (PVG): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 28 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,099 km, an estimated 7 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Colombo and Shanghai. Updated 24 September 2026 at 16:19 UTC.

CMB Colombo tracking
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
5,099 km · ~7h 02m est.
departs 06:106x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 operated CMB → 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 operated legs
Flight time~7h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

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

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 MU6018 06:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-24MU6018arrived−27
09-23MU6018arrived−23
09-21MU6018arrived−29
09-20MU6018arrived+7
09-19MU6018arrived−35
09-18MU6018arrived−28
09-17MU6018arrived−33

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
CMBColombo tracking Full CMB delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SE 8 kt Full PVG delay board →

How the Colombo to Shanghai route actually runs

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

Is CMB–PVG running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CMB to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 5,099 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 390–467 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMB–PVG fly?

China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). 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 CMB 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.