PEN → CANPenang to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from Penang (PEN) to Guangzhou (CAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 16 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,449 km, an estimated 3 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Penang and Guangzhou. Updated 15 September 2026 at 22:48 UTC.

PEN Penang tracking
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +0
2,449 km · ~3h 38m est.
dep bank 08:55–19:167x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 16 operated PEN → CAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 16 operated legs
Flight time~3h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
China Southern AirlinesCZ87% on time

Flights CZ396 varies daily · CZ5048 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15CZ396arrived−36
09-15CZ5048arrived−20
09-14CZ396arrived−47
09-14CZ5048arrived−15
09-13CZ396arrived−20
09-13CZ5048arrived+80
09-12CZ396arrived−24
09-12CZ5048arrived−17
09-11CZ396arrived−45
09-11CZ5048arrived−27
09-11FX6053arrived−4
09-10CZ396arrived−41
09-10CZ5048arrived−9
09-09CZ396arrived−32
09-09CZ5048arrived+102
09-08CZ396arrived−39

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
PENPenang tracking Full PEN delay board →
CANGuangzhou +0 min smooth Full CAN delay board →

How the Penang to Guangzhou route actually runs

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

Is PEN–CAN 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.

How long is the flight from PEN to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 2,449 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 203–240 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PEN–CAN fly?

China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). 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 PEN and arrival-side delay at CAN, 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.