PVG → IKAShanghai to Tehran

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Tehran (IKA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 31 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,443 km, an estimated 8 hours 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Tehran. Updated 11 September 2026 at 15:53 UTC.

PVG Shanghai busy · +27
IKA Tehran tracking
6,443 km · ~8h 46m est.
dep bank 04:00–23:007x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
33% on time

of the last 12 operated PVG → IKA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +31 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+31 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~8h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mahan Air

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
Mahan AirW533% on time

Flights W5106 04:00 Su · W596 04:00 Mo Tu Fr · W576 23:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11W576departed+45
09-11W596departed−444
09-10W576departed+31
09-09W576departed+15
09-08W576departed+30
09-08W596departed−559
09-07W576departed+47
09-07W596departed+196
09-06W5106departed+495
09-05W576departed+26
09-04W576departed+52
09-04W596departed−466

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 +27 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 10 kt Full PVG delay board →
IKATehran tracking Full IKA delay board →

How the Shanghai to Tehran route actually runs

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

Is PVG–IKA running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–IKA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 04:00 and evening departures around 23:00 from PVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IKA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PVG to IKA?

Great-circle distance is 6,443 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 485–582 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PVG–IKA fly?

Mahan Air runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.