PVG → CTUShanghai to Chengdu

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Chengdu (CTU): 94 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 93 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,704 km, an estimated 2 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Chengdu. Updated 1 November 2026 at 04:10 UTC.

Today, PVG → CTU

Sun 1 Nov · local times
MU5405中国东方航空公司In the air, 23 min late

Left PVG at 09:28, 23 min after its 09:05 slot.

Track MU5405 →
CA4504中国国际航空公司In the air, 20 min late

Left PVG at 11:50, 20 min after its 11:30 slot.

Track CA4504 →
  1. 07:40 CA8591中国国际航空公司 Left 07:52 +12 ·
  2. 09:00 CA8593中国国际航空公司 Left 09:14 +14 ·
  3. 09:05 MU5405中国东方航空公司 Left 09:28 +23 ·
  4. 11:30 CA4504中国国际航空公司 Left 11:50 +20 ·
  5. 13:10 3U8964四川航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2-S2) ·
  6. 15:30 CA8561中国国际航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2) ·
  7. 16:40 3U8966四川航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2-S2) ·
  8. 18:35 CA4510中国国际航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2) ·
  9. 19:25 EU6668成都航空有限公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2) ·
  10. 19:55 3U8968四川航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2-S2) ·
  11. 21:05 EU6678成都航空有限公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2-S2) ·
  12. 21:25 MU5419中国东方航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T1-S1) ·
  13. 22:00 CA4536中国国际航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2) ·

Checked PVG board 12:10

PVG Shanghai busy · +20
CTU Chengdu tracking
1,704 km · ~2h 41m est.
dep bank 07:40–22:0094x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 94x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live PVG and CTU delay boards

0 of 93 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures94x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 93

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaChengdu AirlinesChina Eastern AirlinesSichuan 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 ChinaCA

Flights CA8591 varies daily · CA4504 11:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · CA4518 varies Mo Tu Th Sa · CA8561 15:30 daily

Chengdu AirlinesEU

Flights EU6668 varies daily · EU6678 varies daily

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU5405 varies daily · MU5419 varies daily

Sichuan Airlines3U

Flights 3U8964 13:10 daily · 3U8966 varies daily · 3U8968 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01CA4504departed+20
11-01CA8591departed+12
11-01CA8593departed+14
11-01MU5405departed+23
10-313U8964departed+28
10-313U8966departed+22
10-313U8968departed+7
10-31CA4504departed+11
10-31CA4510departed+7
10-31CA4536departed+9
10-31CA8561departed+11
10-31CA8591departed+21
10-31CA8593departed+21
10-31EU6678departed+7
10-31MU5405departed+28
10-31MU5419departed+10
10-303U8964departed+18
10-303U8966departed+22
10-303U8968departed+8
10-30CA4504departed+13
10-30CA4510departed+17
10-30CA4536departed+12
10-30CA8561departed+13
10-30CA8591departed+9
10-30CA8593departed+22
10-30EU6668departed+25
10-30EU6678departed+12
10-30MU5405departed+32
10-30MU5419departed+11
10-293U8964departed+24
10-293U8966departed+23
10-293U8968departed+5
10-29CA4504departed+27
10-29CA4510departed+15
10-29CA4518departed+14
10-29CA4536departed+5
10-29CA8561departed+9
10-29CA8591departed+20
10-29CA8593departed+30
10-29EU6668departed+15

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
PVGShanghai +20 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 14 kt Full PVG delay board →
CTUChengdu tracking Full CTU delay board →

How the Shanghai to Chengdu route actually runs

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

Is PVG–CTU running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–CTU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:30 and evening departures around 22:00 from PVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CTU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PVG to CTU?

Great-circle distance is 1,704 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 150–176 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PVG–CTU fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 94 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.