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Is CA986 delayed?

No, CA986 landed in Beijing 31 min early, at 17:44 on Nov 12 (as of Nov 12, 10:09 UTC). Of its last 8 arrivals, 4 landed more than 15 min late.

Arrived

31 min early

Official source · Updated

Departure

San Francisco

SFO

Actual

Nov 11

Arrival

Beijing

PEK

Actual

Scheduled 18:15

Nov 12

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Not available
Estimated
Not available
Actual

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Actual

Route overview: San Francisco → BeijingSFOPEK
San Francisco → Beijing

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • San Francisco → Beijing

    31 min early
  • San Francisco → Beijing

    3 min early
  • San Francisco → Beijing

    20 min late
  • San Francisco → Beijing

    39 min late
  • San Francisco → Beijing

    On schedule (8 min behind)

Is CA986 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
8
Late
4
Cancelled
0

Percentages and delay figures appear once 10 arrivals are recorded.

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

San Francisco (SFO) departures

Left more than 15 min late
25 of 30
Cancelled today
37

Beijing Capital (PEK) departures

Left more than 15 min late
76 of 218
Cancelled today
0

All Air China flights

Flight history and details
CA986 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing-31
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing-3
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing20
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing39
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing8
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing30
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing44
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoBeijing-13
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