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CZ5221 China Southern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Southern Airlines flight CZ5221, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, January 04, 2026.

CZ5221 On Time performance:
50
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

CZ5221 China Southern Airlines from Shanghai

We only provide flight information for yesterday, today and tomorrow. This flight is not scheduled for this interval of time.

Airline information

China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
January 05, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Arrival

Los Angeles (LAX)
January 04, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CZ5221?
The flight CZ5221 is currently not scheduled at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).

Which is the distance of flight CZ5221?
The distance between the two airports is 6474 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight CZ5221?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:17 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:00 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 Shanghai: 2026-01-08 08:08:53
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2026-01-07 16:08:53

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Shanghai and Los Angeles:

China Southern Cargo
- Flight Number: CSG2509. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: CSG2511. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: CSG2513. (On Time performance: 37 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)

DHL Air UK
- Flight Number: D051. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: D053. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL38. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU583. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Polar Air Cargo
- Flight Number: PO718. (On Time performance: 9 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA199. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 25 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 October 06, 2025 to January 04, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 6
On Time: 3 ( 50 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 33 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 17 % )
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 August 29, 2025 to January 04, 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.

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 August 29, 2025 to October 27, 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.

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

Last Past Flights CZ5221

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
04 January
05:04 am
Shanghai (PVG)
11:40 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
10h 36min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
05:02 am
Shanghai (PVG)
11:56 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
10h 54min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time