China Eastern AirlinesMU25% on time
Flights MU279 08:20 daily
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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Sapporo (CTS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 31% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 51 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 Shanghai and Sapporo. Updated 14 November 2026 at 11:07 UTC.
Today, PVG → CTS
Sat 14 Nov · local times- 08:20 9C8791中国春秋航空公司 Left 08:43 +23 Landed 12:39 −11
- 08:20 MU279中国东方航空公司 Left 10:40 +140 Landed 14:22 +112
Checked PVG board 19:07 · CTS board 19:22
PVG
Shanghai
busy · +16
CTS
Sapporo
smooth · +0
2,180 km · ~3h 18m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
31% on time
of the last 13 tracked PVG → CTS flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +51 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+51 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-149C8791dep +23 → arr−11
11-129C8791dep +93 → arr+71
11-109C8791dep +24 → arr−4
11-089C8791dep +91 → arr+51
11-079C8791dep +105 → arr+63
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at PVG and CTS: a 22% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Shanghai to Sapporo route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PVG to CTS 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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Pro Flight Search: Shanghai (PVG) to Sapporo (CTS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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PVG to CTS questions
Is PVG–CTS running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from PVG to CTS?
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 PVG–CTS fly?
China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 7 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 PVG and arrival-side delay at CTS, 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.
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