Informational Guide to John F. Kennedy International - New York (JFK) - NON OFFICIAL

CA982 Air China - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air China flight CA982, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

CA982 On Time performance:
88
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

CA982 Air China to Beijing

Airline information

Air China
Air China

Departure

New York (JFK)
October 28, 2025
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport

Arrival

Beijing (PEK)
October 29, 2025
Beijing Capital International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CA982?
The flight CA982 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CA982?
The distance between the two airports is 6823 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight CA982?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 16:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:09 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in New York: 2025-10-30 22:27:00
Current Time in Beijing: 2025-10-31 10:27:00

Alternative Flights

Air China is the only airline operating the route from New York to Beijing.

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 July 27, 2025 to October 26, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 66
On Time: 58 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 18 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 27, 2025 to October 26, 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.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 03, 2024 to September 30, 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 CA982

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
29 October
02:10 am
New York (JFK)
06:08 am
Beijing (PEK)
15h 58min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 October
06:04 am
New York (JFK)
10:42 pm
Beijing (PEK)
04h 38min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
02:11 am
New York (JFK)
06:48 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 37min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 October
02:09 am
New York (JFK)
06:17 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 08min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 October
02:19 am
New York (JFK)
06:04 am
Beijing (PEK)
15h 45min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 October
02:06 am
New York (JFK)
06:45 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 39min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
21 October
02:12 am
New York (JFK)
06:42 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 30min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 October
02:51 am
New York (JFK)
07:08 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 17min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
18 October
02:27 am
New York (JFK)
06:30 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 03min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 October
02:12 am
New York (JFK)
06:40 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 28min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time