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CA859 Air China - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air China flight CA859, which currently operates between the airports of Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, April 20, 2026.

CA859 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

CA859 Air China from Beijing

This flight is not scheduled for April 20, 2026.

Airline information

Air China
Air China

Departure

Beijing (PEK)
April 17, 2026
Beijing Capital International Airport

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
April 17, 2026
Istanbul Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- TK9280 - Turkish Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CA859?
The flight CA859 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CA859?
The distance between the two airports is 7063 kilometers.

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: 2026-04-20 11:52:52
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-04-20 06:52:52

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Beijing and Istanbul:
Turkish Airlines - Flight Number: TK197.

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights CA859

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
19 April
02:01
Beijing (PEK)
08:07
Istanbul (IST)
11h 06min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 April
02:16
Beijing (PEK)
07:49
Istanbul (IST)
10h 33min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 April
02:11
Beijing (PEK)
07:38
Istanbul (IST)
10h 27min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 April
02:01
Beijing (PEK)
07:26
Istanbul (IST)
10h 25min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 April
02:01
Beijing (PEK)
07:22
Istanbul (IST)
10h 21min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 April
02:06
Beijing (PEK)
07:13
Istanbul (IST)
10h 07min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 April
02:07
Beijing (PEK)
06:57
Istanbul (IST)
09h 50min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 April
02:08
Beijing (PEK)
07:14
Istanbul (IST)
10h 06min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 April
02:08
Beijing (PEK)
06:59
Istanbul (IST)
09h 51min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 April
02:15
Beijing (PEK)
07:01
Istanbul (IST)
09h 46min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time