SHA → URCShanghai to Ürümqi

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Direct flights from Shanghai (SHA) to Ürümqi (URC): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. 49% of the last 47 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 47 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,272 km, an estimated 4 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Ürümqi. Updated 21 September 2026 at 11:54 UTC.

SHA Shanghai busy · +21
URC Ürümqi tracking
3,272 km · ~4h 42m est.
dep bank 06:35–20:1042x weekly
Runs rough · 6 airlines · 42x weekly · nonstop
49% on time

of the last 47 operated SHA → URC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 47 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 47 operated legs
Flight time~4h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x6 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 47

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesChina Southern AirlinesHainan AirlinesShanghai 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
China Eastern AirlinesMU50% on time

Flights MU5633 06:35 daily · MU5699 09:40 daily

China Southern AirlinesCZ47% on time

Flights CZ6998 09:00 daily · CZ6994 14:20 daily · CZ6996 16:15 daily · CZ6982 18:20 daily

Hainan AirlinesHU

Flights HU6221 08:20 daily

Shanghai AirlinesFM17% on time

Flights FM9215 08:35 daily · FM9219 varies daily

Spring Airlines9C73% on time

Flights 9C6927 06:40 Mo We Fr Su · 9C6495 10:15 daily · 9C8865 varies daily

吉祥航空公司HO50% on time

Flights HO2289 08:30 daily · HO1255 10:05 daily · HO2213 12:45 Tu Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-219C6495departed+14
09-219C6927departed+8
09-219C8865departed+11
09-21CZ6982departed+15
09-21CZ6994departed+8
09-21CZ6996departed+14
09-21CZ6998departed+29
09-21FM9215departed+26
09-21FM9219departed+15
09-21HO1255departed+19
09-21HO2289departed+12
09-21HU6221departed+15
09-21MU5633departed+10
09-21MU5699departed+30
09-209C6495departed+17
09-209C6927departed+15
09-209C8865departed+23
09-20CZ6564departed+10
09-20CZ6982departed+20
09-20CZ6994departed+24
09-20CZ6996departed+8
09-20CZ6998departed+26
09-20FM9215departed+29
09-20FM9219departed+22
09-20HO1255departed+14
09-20HO2289departed+16
09-20HU6221departed+20
09-20MU5633departed+5
09-20MU5699departed+28
09-199C6495departed+11
09-199C8865departed+7
09-19CZ6564departed+17
09-19CZ6982departed+10
09-19CZ6994departed+12
09-19CZ6996departed+17
09-19CZ6998departed+26
09-19FM9215departed+29
09-19FM9219departed+25
09-19HO1255departed+14
09-19HO2289departed+19

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
SHAShanghai +21 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 8 kt Full SHA delay board →
URCÜrümqi tracking Full URC delay board →

How the Shanghai to Ürümqi route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SHA to URC 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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SHA to URC questions

Is SHA–URC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SHA is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SHA–URC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:35 and evening departures around 18:20 from SHA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the URC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SHA to URC?

Great-circle distance is 3,272 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 261–310 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SHA–URC fly?

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