PVG → DELShanghai to New Delhi

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to New Delhi (DEL): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 30 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 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 Shanghai and New Delhi. Updated 20 September 2026 at 20:01 UTC.

PVG Shanghai busy · +25
DEL New Delhi smooth · +0
4,291 km · ~6h 00m est.
dep bank 13:35–22:0010x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 10x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live PVG and DEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +30 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+30 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~6h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air IndiaChina 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 days
Air IndiaAI

Flights AI351 22:00 Tu Th Fr Sa Su

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU563 13:35 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-20AI351departed+30
09-20MU563departed+26

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 +25 min busy 🌤 clear · NNW 6 kt Full PVG delay board →
DELNew Delhi +0 min smooth Full DEL delay board →

How the Shanghai to New Delhi route actually runs

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

Is PVG–DEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–DEL?

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

How long is the flight from PVG to DEL?

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 PVG–DEL fly?

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