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CA4538 Air China - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air China flight CA4538, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Guangzhou - Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Airport Code CAN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 30, 2025.

CA4538 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

CA4538 Air China to Guangzhou

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday October 30, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 29, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air China
Air China
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
October 30, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
23:05
Terminal:
2
Gate:
C95
Scheduled Departure Time: 23:05

Arrival

Guangzhou (CAN)
October 31, 2025
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
01:10
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 01:45
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Codeshare Flights

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

- ZH4838 - Shenzhen Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CA4538?
The flight CA4538 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CA4538?
The distance between the two airports is 1204 kilometers.

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 Shanghai and Guangzhou:

9 Air
- Flight Number: AQ1006. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 67 minutes)
- Flight Number: AQ1012. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 58 minutes)

Air China
- Flight Number: CA1865. (On Time performance: 34 - Average Delay: 80 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8565. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 72 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8581. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)

China Southern Airlines
- Flight Number: CZ3488. (On Time performance: 49 - Average Delay: 59 minutes)
- Flight Number: CZ3549. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: CZ3585. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 67 minutes)
- Flight Number: CZ3831.
- Flight Number: CZ8212. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 56 minutes)

Shanghai Airlines
- Flight Number: FM9305. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1855. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Hainan Airlines
- Flight Number: HU7132.
- Flight Number: HU7232.
- Flight Number: HU7332. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: HU7432. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU5253. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5311.
- Flight Number: MU5313. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5325. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5329.
- Flight Number: MU5345. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)

Shenzhen Airlines
- Flight Number: ZH9534. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: ZH9536. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 29, 2024 to March 29, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights CA4538

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
30 October
23:00
Shanghai (PVG)
01:45
Guangzhou (CAN)
02h 45min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Wednesday
29 October
23:16
Shanghai (PVG)
01:18
Guangzhou (CAN)
02h 02min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time