PEK → CANBeijing to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from Beijing (PEK) to Guangzhou (CAN): 148 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 75% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. 1 of the 26 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,880 km, an estimated 2 hours 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Beijing and Guangzhou. Updated 15 November 2026 at 01:23 UTC.

Today, PEK → CAN

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 CA1359Air China Left 07:08 +8 ·
  2. 07:55 CA1351Air China Left 08:07 +12 ·
  3. 08:30 HU7801Hainan Airlines Est. 08:30Departure not confirmed by the board CAN est. 11:54sched 12:00
  4. 08:55 CA1321Air China On scheduleBoarding · Gate D31 · T3 ·
  5. 09:30 HU7803Hainan Airlines On scheduleGate A06 · T2 CAN 13:05scheduled
  6. 10:30 HU7805Hainan Airlines On scheduleGate 47 · T2 CAN 13:55scheduled
  7. 10:40 CA1315Air China On scheduleGate C35 · T3 ·
  8. 11:25 ZH9148Shenzhen Airlines On scheduleT3 CAN 14:40scheduled
  9. 11:55 CA1339Air China On scheduleT3 ·
  10. · HU7807Hainan Airlines On schedule CAN 16:00scheduled
  11. · HU7809Hainan Airlines On schedule CAN 18:55scheduled
  12. · HU7811Hainan Airlines On schedule CAN 20:00scheduled
  13. · HU7813Hainan Airlines On schedule CAN 22:55scheduled
  14. · HU7815Hainan Airlines On schedule CAN 23:55scheduled

Checked PEK board 08:28 · CAN board 09:23

PEK Beijing smooth · +7
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +0
1,880 km · ~2h 55m est.
dep bank 00:35–21:00148x weekly
Runs mixed · 4 airlines · 148x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 tracked PEK → CAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 1 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~2h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures148x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled3.8%recent route rate · 1 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaAir HorizontHainan AirlinesShenzhen 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
Air HorizontHT

Flights HT3819 varies Fr Su

Hainan AirlinesHU100% on time

Flights HU7801 08:30 daily · HU7803 09:30 daily · HU7805 10:30 daily · HU7807 12:30 daily

Shenzhen AirlinesZH

Flights ZH9148 11:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15CA1351departed+12
11-15CA1359departed+8
11-14CA1301departed+16
11-14CA1309departed+19
11-14CA1315departed+13
11-14CA1321departed+19
11-14CA1327departed+4
11-14CA1329departed+10
11-14CA1339departed+12
11-14CA1351departed+17
11-14CA1359departed+8
11-14CA1365departed+158
11-14CA1379departed+15
11-14CA1391departed+15
11-14HU7801dep +26 → arr−6
11-14HU7803dep +19 → arr−4
11-14HU7805dep +3 → arr−22
11-14HU7807dep +4 → arr−11
11-14HU7809dep +5 → arr−24
11-14HU7811dep +10 → arr−27
11-14HU7813arrived−24
11-14HU7815arrived−10
11-14ZH9148arrived+26
11-13CA1329cancelledCNX
11-13HT3819arrived+344
11-13O36958arrived−11

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
PEKBeijing +7 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 6 kt Full PEK delay board →
CANGuangzhou +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 6 kt Full CAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PEK and CAN: a 17% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Beijing to Guangzhou route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PEK to CAN 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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PEK to CAN questions

Is PEK–CAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PEK is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PEK–CAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:55 and evening departures around 18:00 from PEK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PEK to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,880 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 163–191 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PEK–CAN fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 148 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.