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CI51 China Airlines - Flight Status

Warning
There is more than one flight with the same flight number on the same day. This is the other flight:
CI51 Taipei (TPE) to Sydney (SYD) Departure: 07:31 Arrival: 18:58 Check flight

Below, you can find details about China Airlines flight CI51, which currently operates between the airports of Taipei - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Airport Code TPE) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, April 20, 2026.

CI51 On Time performance:
37
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

CI51 China Airlines from Taipei

Flight Status for Monday April 20, 2026

Airline information

China Airlines
China Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Taipei (TPE)
April 20, 2026
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
07:30
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:30

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
April 20, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
18:45
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:45
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Codeshare Flights

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

- KL4991 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- QF8730 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CI51?
The flight CI51 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CI51?
The distance between the two airports is 7286 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CI51?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:12 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 Taipei: 2026-04-21 20:52:37
Current Time in Sydney: 2026-04-21 22:52:37

Alternative Flights

China Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Taipei to Sydney.

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 20, 2026 to April 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 62
On Time: 23 ( 37 % )
Moderate Delay: 20 ( 32 % )
Significant Delay: 16 ( 26 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
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 October 20, 2025 to April 19, 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 30, 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 CI51

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
20 April
07:31
Taipei (TPE)
18:58
Sydney (SYD)
09h 27min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Monday
20 April
07:30
Taipei (TPE)
18:45
Sydney (SYD)
09h 15min
Sunday
19 April
23:51
Taipei (TPE)
11:06
Sydney (SYD)
09h 15min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
17 April
00:29
Taipei (TPE)
11:39
Sydney (SYD)
09h 10min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
16 April
00:34
Taipei (TPE)
11:50
Sydney (SYD)
09h 16min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
15 April
23:40
Taipei (TPE)
10:42
Sydney (SYD)
09h 02min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 April
23:45
Taipei (TPE)
10:39
Sydney (SYD)
08h 54min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 April
23:50
Taipei (TPE)
10:50
Sydney (SYD)
09h 00min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 April
00:09
Taipei (TPE)
11:19
Sydney (SYD)
09h 10min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 April
23:37
Taipei (TPE)
11:03
Sydney (SYD)
09h 26min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed