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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 Sunday, March 29, 2026.

JD480 On Time performance:
74
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

This flight is not scheduled for March 29, 2026.

Airline information

Capital Airlines
Capital Airlines

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
March 26, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Arrival

Qingdao (TAO)
March 26, 2026
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
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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: 11:16 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: 2026-03-29 06:02:05
Current Time in Qingdao: 2026-03-29 03:02:05

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 December 29, 2025 to March 26, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 38
On Time: 28 ( 74 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 13 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 10 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 29, 2025 to March 26, 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 March 03, 2025 to February 28, 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 JD480

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
28 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:04
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 09min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:16
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 21min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
23 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:18
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 23min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
21 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
17:53
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 58min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:04
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 09min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
16 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:07
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 12min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
14 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:01
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 06min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:12
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 17min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
17:49
Qingdao (TAO)
10h 54min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Saturday
07 March
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
18:13
Qingdao (TAO)
11h 18min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time