Is Air China on time? CA
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 91% | 2.4% |
| 2026-09 | 90% | 1.8% |
| 2026-08 | 80% | 0.7% |
| 2026-07 | 84% | 1.9% |
| 2026-06 | 89% | 2.7% |
| 2026-05 | 85% | 0.0% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| PEK to HKG | 70% | about 56 min |
| PEK to SIN | 89% | about 19 min |
| LIS to LHR | 76% | about 27 min |
| TAO to ICN | 81% | about 24 min |
| PEK to ICN | 84% | about 25 min |
| PVG to SIN | 86% | about 28 min |
| PEK to LHR | 86% | about 26 min |
| TNA to ICN | 93% | under 15 min |
| AKL to SYD | 87% | about 22 min |
| TFU to ICN | 97% | under 15 min |
| SFO to LAX | 68% | about 44 min |
| CKG to ICN | 91% | under 15 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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