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 Monday, December 29, 2025.

CA982 On Time performance:
75
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

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 30 minutes
Flight Status for Monday December 29, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air China
Air China
Equipment: Boeing 747-8 Passenger

Departure

New York (JFK)
December 29, 2025
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Departed at:
01:39 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
8
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:05 am

Arrival

Beijing (PEK)
December 30, 2025
Beijing Capital International Airport
Arrived at:
07:20 am
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:50 am
Baggage: 40
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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: 15:48 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: 2025-12-30 10:40:32
Current Time in Beijing: 2025-12-30 23:40:32

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 September 28, 2025 to December 26, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 65
On Time: 49 ( 75 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 12 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 24 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 29, 2025 to December 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 02, 2024 to November 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
Tuesday
30 December
01:39 am
New York (JFK)
07:20 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 41min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Monday
29 December
01:59 am
New York (JFK)
07:28 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 29min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
27 December
01:48 am
New York (JFK)
07:04 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 16min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Friday
26 December
01:33 am
New York (JFK)
07:57 am
Beijing (PEK)
17h 24min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 December
01:12 am
New York (JFK)
07:02 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 50min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
23 December
01:39 am
New York (JFK)
07:29 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 50min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Monday
22 December
01:39 am
New York (JFK)
07:20 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 41min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
20 December
02:12 am
New York (JFK)
07:15 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 03min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Friday
19 December
02:30 am
New York (JFK)
07:49 am
Beijing (PEK)
16h 19min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
11:13 am
New York (JFK)
04:58 pm
Beijing (PEK)
16h 45min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed