Informational Guide to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) - Non Official

CI21 China Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Airlines flight CI21, which currently operates between the airports of Seattle - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Airport Code SEA) and Taipei - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Airport Code TPE).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 08, 2026.

CI21 On Time performance:
82
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

CI21 China Airlines from Seattle

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 15 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday January 08, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 06, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 07, 2026). See it here

Airline information

China Airlines
China Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Seattle (SEA)
January 07, 2026
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Departed at:
00:24
Terminal:
MAIN
Gate:
S12
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:10

Arrival

Taipei (TPE)
January 08, 2026
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:35
Terminal:
2
Gate:
A7
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:20
Baggage: 4
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CI21?
The flight CI21 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CI21?
The distance between the two airports is 9761 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CI21?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:39 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: 2026-01-07 06:47:56
Current Time in Taipei: 2026-01-07 22:47:56

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Seattle and Taipei:

EVA Air
- Flight Number: BR23. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: BR25. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL69. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)

Starlux Airlines
- Flight Number: JX31. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

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 September 29, 2025 to December 27, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 65
On Time: 53 ( 82 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 6 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 2 ( 3 % )

Average Delay: -67 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 30, 2025 to December 27, 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 December 02, 2024 to November 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 CI21

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
06 January
00:03
Seattle (SEA)
05:31
Taipei (TPE)
13h 28min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
00:08
Seattle (SEA)
05:45
Taipei (TPE)
13h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
00:00
Seattle (SEA)
04:51
Taipei (TPE)
12h 51min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
01 January
00:04
Seattle (SEA)
05:16
Taipei (TPE)
13h 12min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
31 December
23:57
Seattle (SEA)
05:15
Taipei (TPE)
13h 18min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 December
00:04
Seattle (SEA)
05:02
Taipei (TPE)
12h 58min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
00:15
Seattle (SEA)
05:35
Taipei (TPE)
13h 20min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
27 December
00:01
Seattle (SEA)
05:33
Taipei (TPE)
13h 32min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
25 December
00:11
Seattle (SEA)
05:33
Taipei (TPE)
13h 22min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 December
00:14
Seattle (SEA)
05:32
Taipei (TPE)
13h 18min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time