Australian Flight Data

Adelaide to Shanghai

China · 45 months of data from Aug 1996 · Shanghai to Adelaide

Passengers
1,343
Adelaide to Shanghai, 12 months to Jun 2026
Both directions
2,024
including Shanghai to Adelaide
Load factor
94%
seats filled on this leg

Traffic: 12 months to Jun 2026

1,343 passengers flew Adelaide to Shanghai in the 12 months to Jun 2026, out of 2,024 on the route in both directions. Traffic leans outbound: 1,343 departing against 681 arriving. Flights Adelaide to Shanghai run 94% full, against 48% coming back.

The route

Adelaide Shanghai

Distances are true from Adelaide; the ring marks the distance to Shanghai.

Passengers, 1996 to 2026

01,0122,024 Jun 2026: 2,024Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
01,0122,024 Jun 2026: 2,024Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
01,0122,024 Jun 2026: 2,024Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
01,0122,024Virgin Blue launches — Aug 2000 Ansett Australia collapses — Sep 2001 Jetstar launches — May 2004 OzJet's all-business experiment ends within months — Jan 2006 Tiger Airways Australia enters the market — Apr 2008 Volcanic ash cloud disrupts southern Australia — Jun 2011 Qantas grounds its entire fleet — Oct 2011 Skywest becomes Virgin Australia Regional Airlines — May 2013 Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Cyclone Alfred closes south-east Queensland airports — Mar 2025 Apr 1997: 9Jun 2026: 2,024Aug 1996Jul 2011Jun 2026

Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.

To Jun 2026 · Marks show industry events

Freight

Tonnes of air freight carried on this route — a dimension the domestic data does not have at all.

03366 Jun 2026: 66Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
03366 Jun 2026: 66Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
03366 Jun 2026: 66Jun 2026Jun 2026Jun 2026
03366 Apr 1997: 0Nov 2012: 0Nov 2013: 0Jun 2026: 66Aug 1996Jul 2011Jun 2026

Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.

To Jun 2026

The route in numbers

Busiest month on record2,024 · Jun 2026
Data coverageAug 1996 – Jun 2026 (45 months)
Freight, 12 months to Jun 202666 tonnes
Destination regionChina

No punctuality data is published for international services, so there are no cancellation or on-time figures on this page. That series covers domestic routes only.

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