CCA817

For travellers

Arrival · Washington, DC (IAD)

Baggage belt 21

Scheduled 19:30 · Estimated 17:45 · early

Board status: InAir

In the air, ~59m to go (92% of the route flown)

Board data from mwaa, updated 53 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) — Beijing, China

Departed

2026-10-02 08:43 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) — Washington, DC, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 23:30 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 21:45 UTC

Progress

92% · ~59m remaining

Also flies as

CA817

Distance flown

12080 km

Straight-line distance

11113 km

Aircraft

Registration

B-2486

Type

Boeing 747-800

Seats

365 total (233 Economy, 66 Premium Economy, 54 Business, 12 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

1078.6 t (2206 kg/pax Economy, 2900 kg/pax Premium Economy, 4971 kg/pax Business, 8699 kg/pax First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,025 ft

Max ground speed

624 kt

Tracked

11h 40m · 12,080 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 624)

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 624)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Air China (CCA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:43 UTC	CCA817	PEK → IAD Beijing → Washington, DC	B-2486	Boeing 747-800	In progress	~11113 km est.
2026-09-29 08:17 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2485	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13215 km
2026-09-25 09:17 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2485	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13186 km
2026-09-22 08:10 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2486	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13191 km
2026-09-18 08:52 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2486	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13549 km
2026-09-15 08:50 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2485	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13483 km
2026-09-11 08:49 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2485	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13561 km
2026-09-08 08:34 UTC	CCA817	JFK → ? New York → ?	B-1282	Boeing 777-300ER	Incomplete (signal lost)	2739 km
2026-09-04 08:52 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-2087	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	13416 km
2026-09-01 12:50 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-1429	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	13380 km
2026-08-28 08:53 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-2486	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13581 km
2026-08-25 08:28 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-2480	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13468 km
2026-08-20 06:20 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2486	Boeing 747-800	Completed	30779 km
2026-08-17 13:32 UTC	CCA817	JFK → IAD New York → Washington, DC	B-2485	Boeing 747-800	Completed	43871 km
2026-08-14 09:04 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-2480	Boeing 747-800	Completed	15901 km
2026-08-14 09:00 UTC	CCA817	? → ?	B-2480	Boeing 747-800	Completed	15 km
2026-08-11 10:11 UTC	CCA817	? → IAD ? → Washington, DC	B-2480	Boeing 747-800	Completed	16152 km