PVG → KMGShanghai to Kunming

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Kunming (KMG): 104 nonstop departures observed each week across 7 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 51 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,966 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Kunming. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:08 UTC.

Today, PVG → KMG

Fri 30 Oct · local times
MU9744China EasternIn the air, 30 min late

Left PVG at 09:00, 30 min after its 08:30 slot.

Likely landing
about 11:55middle half 11:49 to 12:07 · sched 11:55

Landing estimate from 149,205 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The KMG board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

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8L9986Lucky AirIn the air, 16 min late

Left PVG at 12:41, 16 min after its 12:25 slot.

Likely landing
about 15:50middle half 15:41 to 15:58 · sched 16:00

Landing estimate from 242,454 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The KMG board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

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  1. 07:25 CZ3677China Southern Left 07:37 +12 KMG 11:05In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 08:30 MU9744China Eastern Left 09:00 +30 KMG about 11:55In the air · sched 11:55
  3. 11:25 MU5816China Eastern Left 11:28 KMG 15:15In the air · scheduled landing
  4. 12:25 8L9986Lucky Air Left 12:41 +16 KMG about 15:50In the air · sched 16:00
  5. 14:50 MU5437China Eastern Left 14:58 +8 KMG 18:35In the air · scheduled landing
  6. 16:15 KY8210昆明航空公司 Left 16:36 +21 ·
  7. 20:35 HO1017吉祥航空公司 Left 20:39 ·
  8. 21:10 MU5822中国东方航空公司 Left 21:38 +28 ·

Checked PVG board 22:08 · KMG board 15:33

PVG Shanghai busy · +15
KMG Kunming tracking
1,966 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 07:10–21:15104x weekly
Running clean · 7 airlines · 104x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live PVG and KMG delay boards

0 of 51 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~3h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures104x7 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 51

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaChina Eastern AirlinesChina Southern AirlinesKunming 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 CA8537 14:55 daily

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU5824 07:10 Mo Tu We Fr Su · MU9744 08:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · MU5820 varies Mo Th Su · MU5840 varies Mo Fr Su

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ3677 07:40 daily

Kunming AirlinesKY

Flights KY8220 13:20 daily · KY8210 16:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · KY8218 17:35 Tu Fr Sa Su · KY8222 19:15 daily

Lucky Air8L

Flights 8L9986 12:25 Tu We Th Fr Su

Shanghai AirlinesFM

Flights FM9465 10:50 daily

吉祥航空公司HO

Flights HO1099 varies daily · HO1017 20:35 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-308L9986departed+16
10-30CZ3677departed+12
10-30HO1017departed+4
10-30KY8210departed+21
10-30MU5437departed+8
10-30MU5816departed+3
10-30MU5822departed+28
10-30MU9744departed+30
10-298L9986departed+21
10-29KY8210departed+119
10-29MU5437departed+9
10-29MU5816departed+14
10-29MU5822departed+18
10-29MU9744departed+12
10-288L9986departed+10
10-28CA8537departed−6
10-28CZ3677departed+0
10-28HO1017departed+2
10-28KY8210departed+14
10-28MU5437departed+4
10-28MU5816departed+13
10-28MU5822departed+48
10-28MU9744departed+37
10-278L9986departed+25
10-27KY8210departed+13
10-27MU5437departed+15
10-27MU5816departed+21
10-27MU5822departed+19
10-27MU5824departed+13
10-27MU9744departed+12
10-26CA8537departed+19
10-26CZ3677departed+11
10-26HO1017departed+14
10-26KY8210departed+18
10-26MU5437departed+17
10-26MU5816departed+15
10-26MU5820departed+10
10-26MU5822departed+21
10-26MU9744departed+19
10-258L9986departed+85

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 +15 min busy 🌫 clear · SSE 2 kt Full PVG delay board →
KMGKunming tracking 🌤 few clouds · SSW 12 kt Full KMG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PVG: a 17% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Shanghai to Kunming route actually runs

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

Is PVG–KMG running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–KMG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 17:35 from PVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the KMG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PVG to KMG?

Great-circle distance is 1,966 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 169–199 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PVG–KMG fly?

7 carriers operate this route, around 104 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.