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JD480 Capital Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Capital Airlines flight JD480, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Qingdao - Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (Airport Code TAO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 22, 2026.

JD480 On Time performance:
68
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

JD480 Capital Airlines to Qingdao

Landed - On-time
Delay: 13 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday January 22, 2026

Airline information

Capital Airlines
Capital Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
January 22, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Departed at:
10:05
Terminal:
1
Gate:
34
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:55

Arrival

Qingdao (TAO)
January 22, 2026
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Arrived at:
18:43
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:30
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

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

- HU8650 - Hainan Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight JD480?
The flight JD480 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight JD480?
The distance between the two airports is 8458 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight JD480?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:25 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 Sydney: 2026-01-22 22:35:45
Current Time in Qingdao: 2026-01-22 19:35:45

Alternative Flights

Capital Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Sydney to Qingdao.

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 24, 2025 to January 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 37
On Time: 25 ( 68 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 05, 2025 to January 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 January 02, 2025 to December 29, 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 JD480

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
19 January
10:47
Sydney (SYD)
18:38
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 51min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
17 January
10:11
Sydney (SYD)
18:14
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 03min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
15 January
10:07
Sydney (SYD)
18:04
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 57min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
10:12
Sydney (SYD)
18:07
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 55min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
10 January
10:13
Sydney (SYD)
18:02
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 49min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 January
09:59
Sydney (SYD)
17:57
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 58min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
10:18
Sydney (SYD)
18:29
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 11min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
10:05
Sydney (SYD)
18:14
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 09min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
01 January
10:26
Sydney (SYD)
18:18
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 52min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
10:13
Sydney (SYD)
18:13
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 00min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed