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

CI52 China Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight KL4990 from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) is a codeshare flight operated by China Airlines (CI) under the flight number CI52. Check this page for details about flight CI52.

Below, you can find details about China Airlines flight CI52, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Taipei - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Airport Code TPE).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, September 15, 2025.

CI52 On Time performance:
91
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

CI52 China Airlines from Sydney

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday September 15, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (September 13, 2025). See it here

Airline information

China Airlines
China Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
September 14, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
22:10
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:10

Arrival

Taipei (TPE)
September 15, 2025
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:40
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:40
Disclaimer
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- KL4990 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- QF8729 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CI52?
The flight CI52 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CI52?
The distance between the two airports is 7286 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CI52?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:25 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: 2025-09-14 07:59:37
Current Time in Taipei: 2025-09-14 05:59:37

Alternative Flights

China Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Sydney to Taipei.

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 June 09, 2025 to September 06, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 65
On Time: 59 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 08, 2025 to September 06, 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.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 02, 2024 to August 30, 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 CI52

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
13 September
22:00
Sydney (SYD)
05:32
Taipei (TPE)
09h 32min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 September
22:08
Sydney (SYD)
05:55
Taipei (TPE)
09h 47min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 September
22:21
Sydney (SYD)
06:23
Taipei (TPE)
10h 02min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 September
22:00
Sydney (SYD)
05:15
Taipei (TPE)
09h 15min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 September
22:11
Sydney (SYD)
05:29
Taipei (TPE)
09h 18min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 September
21:54
Sydney (SYD)
05:12
Taipei (TPE)
09h 18min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 September
22:02
Sydney (SYD)
05:30
Taipei (TPE)
09h 28min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 September
21:55
Sydney (SYD)
05:20
Taipei (TPE)
09h 25min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 September
22:15
Sydney (SYD)
05:39
Taipei (TPE)
09h 24min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
01 September
21:55
Sydney (SYD)
05:45
Taipei (TPE)
09h 50min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time