CTS → PVGSapporo to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Sapporo (CTS) to Shanghai (PVG): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 45% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,180 km, an estimated 3 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sapporo and Shanghai. Updated 15 November 2026 at 09:01 UTC.

Today, CTS → PVG

Sun 15 Nov · local times
MU280中国东方航空公司In the air, 53 min late

Left CTS at 14:23, 53 min after its 13:30 slot.

Landing
16:58PVG board estimate · sched 17:20
Track MU280 →
  1. 13:30 MU280中国东方航空公司 Left 14:23 +53 PVG est. 16:58In the air · sched 17:20
  2. 13:50 9C8792中国春秋航空公司 Left 13:40 PVG est. 16:27In the air · sched 17:00

Checked CTS board 17:42 · PVG board 16:07

CTS Sapporo smooth · +4
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
2,180 km · ~3h 18m est.
dep bank 13:30–13:5011x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
45% on time

of the last 11 tracked CTS → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+26 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesSpring 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 AirlinesMU43% on time

Flights MU280 13:30 daily

Spring Airlines9C

Flights 9C8792 13:50 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-159C8792departed−10
11-15MU280departed+53
11-149C8792dep −4 → arr−22
11-14MU280dep +85 → arr+81
11-13MU280dep +45 → arr+26
11-129C8792dep +55 → arr+39
11-12MU280dep +90 → arr+50
11-11MU280dep +38 → arr−56
11-109C8792dep −13 → arr−27
11-10MU280dep +17 → arr−61
11-09MU280dep +37 → arr−11
11-089C8792dep +70 → arr+68
11-08MU280dep +50 → arr+83

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
CTSSapporo +4 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNW 6 kt Full CTS delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 16 kt Full PVG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CTS: a 27% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sapporo to Shanghai route actually runs

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

Is CTS–PVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTS is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CTS–PVG?

Operators schedule 2 departures from CTS. 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 CTS to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 2,180 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 184–217 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTS–PVG fly?

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