Informational Guide to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) - Non Official

HU496 Hainan Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Hainan Airlines flight HU496, which currently operates between the airports of Seattle - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Airport Code SEA) and Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

HU496 On Time performance:
93
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

HU496 Hainan Airlines from Seattle

This flight is not scheduled for October 31, 2025.

Airline information

Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines

Departure

Seattle (SEA)
October 28, 2025
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Arrival

Beijing (PEK)
October 29, 2025
Beijing Capital International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight HU496?
The flight HU496 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight HU496?
The distance between the two airports is 8682 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight HU496?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 12:52 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 Seattle: 2025-10-31 03:37:03
Current Time in Beijing: 2025-10-31 18:37:03

Alternative Flights

Hainan Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Seattle to Beijing.

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 July 30, 2025 to October 29, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 27
On Time: 25 ( 93 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 30, 2025 to October 29, 2025. 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 October 02, 2024 to September 28, 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 HU496

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
29 October
10:59
Seattle (SEA)
15:06
Beijing (PEK)
13h 07min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
26 October
11:07
Seattle (SEA)
15:19
Beijing (PEK)
13h 12min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 October
11:20
Seattle (SEA)
15:39
Beijing (PEK)
13h 19min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
11:09
Seattle (SEA)
15:28
Beijing (PEK)
13h 19min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
11:11
Seattle (SEA)
14:58
Beijing (PEK)
12h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
11:11
Seattle (SEA)
15:28
Beijing (PEK)
13h 17min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
11:19
Seattle (SEA)
15:01
Beijing (PEK)
12h 42min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 October
11:29
Seattle (SEA)
14:57
Beijing (PEK)
12h 28min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time