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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Zhaotong (ZAT): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,800 km, an estimated 2 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Zhaotong. Updated 11 September 2026 at 09:59 UTC.
PVG
Shanghai
busy · +20
ZAT
Zhaotong
tracking
1,800 km · ~2h 48m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100
route health from live PVG and ZAT delay boards
Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+8 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Shanghai to Zhaotong route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PVG to ZAT 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 ZAT questions
Is PVG–ZAT 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.
How long is the flight from PVG to ZAT?
Great-circle distance is 1,800 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 157–184 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PVG–ZAT fly?
China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). 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 ZAT, 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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