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CA8121 Air China - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air China flight CA8121, which currently operates between the airports of Hohhot - Hohhot Baita International Airport (Airport Code HET) and Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

CA8121 On Time performance:
77
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

CA8121 Air China from Hohhot

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday September 17, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (September 15, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (September 16, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air China
Air China
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 Passenger

Departure

Hohhot (HET)
September 17, 2025
Hohhot Baita International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
15:55
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:45

Arrival

Shanghai (PVG)
September 17, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
18:30
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:40
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- SC5468 - Shandong Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CA8121?
The flight CA8121 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight CA8121?
The distance between the two airports is 1403 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CA8121?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:30 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 Hohhot and Shanghai:

Air China
- Flight Number: CA8334. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1016. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU5690. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU6358. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 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 June 13, 2025 to September 12, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 86
On Time: 66 ( 77 % )
Moderate Delay: 7 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 7 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 13, 2025 to September 12, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 02, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights CA8121

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
15 September
16:28
Hohhot (HET)
19:04
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 36min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 September
17:10
Hohhot (HET)
19:39
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 September
16:43
Hohhot (HET)
19:10
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 September
16:38
Hohhot (HET)
19:02
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 24min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 September
16:12
Hohhot (HET)
18:38
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 September
15:59
Hohhot (HET)
18:26
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 September
16:14
Hohhot (HET)
18:48
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 September
16:19
Hohhot (HET)
18:53
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 September
16:13
Hohhot (HET)
18:42
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 September
16:21
Hohhot (HET)
18:51
Shanghai (PVG)
02h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time