Informational Guide to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) - Non Official

CA979 Air China - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air China flight CA979, which currently operates between the airports of Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK) and Bangkok - Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (Airport Code BKK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

CA979 On Time performance:
84
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

CA979 Air China from Beijing

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday April 29, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (April 28, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Air China
Air China
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Beijing (PEK)
April 28, 2026
Beijing Capital International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
19:55
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:55

Arrival

Bangkok (BKK)
April 29, 2026
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
00:10
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 00:10
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CA979?
The flight CA979 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight CA979?
The distance between the two airports is 3317 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CA979?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 05:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:56 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 Beijing: 2026-04-28 11:28:23
Current Time in Bangkok: 2026-04-28 10:28:23

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Beijing and Bangkok:

Air China
- Flight Number: CA959. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Hainan Airlines
- Flight Number: HU429. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: HU7995. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Thai Airways International
- Flight Number: TG615. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: TG675. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

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 January 25, 2026 to April 24, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 76 ( 84 % )
Moderate Delay: 11 ( 12 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 25, 2025 to April 24, 2026. 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 April 02, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 CA979

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
27 April
20:45
Beijing (PEK)
00:25
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 40min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 April
20:31
Beijing (PEK)
00:08
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 37min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 April
20:07
Beijing (PEK)
23:54
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 47min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 April
20:05
Beijing (PEK)
00:06
Bangkok (BKK)
05h 01min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 April
20:05
Beijing (PEK)
00:01
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 56min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 April
20:03
Beijing (PEK)
23:47
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 44min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
21 April
20:08
Beijing (PEK)
23:59
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 51min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 April
20:19
Beijing (PEK)
00:07
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 48min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
19 April
20:06
Beijing (PEK)
23:41
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 35min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 April
20:23
Beijing (PEK)
00:17
Bangkok (BKK)
04h 54min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time