DEL → PVGNew Delhi to Shanghai

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Direct flights from New Delhi (DEL) to Shanghai (PVG): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,291 km, an estimated 6 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Delhi and Shanghai. Updated 22 September 2026 at 01:22 UTC.

DEL New Delhi smooth · +0
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
4,291 km · ~6h 00m est.
dep bank 11:35–20:1710x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 10x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live DEL and PVG delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~6h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x2 direct airlines on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air IndiaAI

Flights AI352 varies Tu Th Fr Sa Su

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU564 varies Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-21MU564arrived−8
09-20AI352arrived−17
09-20MU564arrived−1
09-19MU564arrived−7

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
DELNew Delhi +0 min smooth Full DEL delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 8 kt Full PVG delay board →

How the New Delhi to Shanghai route actually runs

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

Is DEL–PVG running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DEL to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 4,291 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 333–398 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEL–PVG fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 10 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DEL 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.