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Flights AQ1020 varies daily
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Direct flights from Qingdao (TAO) to Guangzhou (CAN): 72 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 100% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,585 km, an estimated 2 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Qingdao and Guangzhou. Updated 15 November 2026 at 16:23 UTC.
Today, TAO → CAN
Sun 15 Nov · local times- · AQ10209 Air Departed Landed 14:39 −26
- · CZ3520China Southern Airline Departed Landed 15:29 −31
- · CZ3536China Southern Airline Departed Landed 19:02 −28
- · CZ3574China Southern Airline Departed Landed 22:21 −14
- · CZ3610China Southern Airline On schedule CAN est. 00:14sched 00:30
- · MU5255China Eastern Airlines Departed Landed 10:46 −9
- · MU5257China Eastern Airlines Departed Landed 16:40 −10
- · MU6385China Eastern Airlines Departed Landed 19:31 −24
- · ZH9994Shenzhen Airlines Departed Landed 23:09 −26
- · ZH9996Shenzhen Airlines Departed Landed 14:19 −21
Checked CAN board 00:23
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1,585 km · ~2h 32m est.
Runs reliable · 5 airlines · 72x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 10 tracked TAO → CAN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−21 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures72x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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9 AirChina Eastern AirlinesChina Southern AirlineHainan 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 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
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How the Qingdao to Guangzhou route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TAO to CAN 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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TAO to CAN questions
Is TAO–CAN running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from TAO to CAN?
Great-circle distance is 1,585 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 142–166 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does TAO–CAN fly?
5 carriers operate this route, around 72 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at TAO and arrival-side delay at CAN, 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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