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3U8959 Sichuan Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8959, which currently operates between the airports of Chengdu - Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (Airport Code CTU) and Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, August 18, 2025.

3U8959 On Time performance:
100
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

3U8959 Sichuan Airlines from Chengdu

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday August 18, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 17, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 19, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Sichuan Airlines
Sichuan Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Chengdu (CTU)
August 18, 2025
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:05
Terminal:
1
Gate:
23
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:05

Arrival

Shanghai (PVG)
August 18, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:50
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:20
Baggage: 45
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight 3U8959?
The flight 3U8959 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight 3U8959?
The distance between the two airports is 1703 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight 3U8959?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:23 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chengdu and Shanghai:

Sichuan Airlines
- Flight Number: 3U8961. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: 3U8963. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: 3U8965. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: 3U8967. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

Air China
- Flight Number: CA4215. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA4283. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA4503. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA4509. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA4517. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8552. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8558. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8562. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA9848. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Chengdu Airlines
- Flight Number: EU6667. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: EU6675. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU5404. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5414. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 06, 2025 to August 14, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 9
On Time: 9 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: -4 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights 3U8959

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
17 August
07:25
Chengdu (CTU)
09:55
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 30min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Saturday
16 August
07:17
Chengdu (CTU)
09:44
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 27min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 August
07:11
Chengdu (CTU)
09:32
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 21min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Thursday
14 August
07:19
Chengdu (CTU)
09:41
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 22min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
13 August
07:21
Chengdu (CTU)
09:44
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 23min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 August
07:39
Chengdu (CTU)
09:55
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 16min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 August
07:33
Chengdu (CTU)
09:53
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 20min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 August
07:31
Chengdu (CTU)
09:56
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 25min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 August
07:14
Chengdu (CTU)
09:36
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 22min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 August
07:18
Chengdu (CTU)
09:45
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 27min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time