Air China
7h 52m late
PEKBeijing
MADMadrid
- Flight
- CA865
- Date
- September 19, 2026
- Departure
- 10:50 UTC
- Arrival
- 18:42 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
CA865 landed 7h 52m late on September 19, 2026
CA865 PEK–MAD arrived 7h 52m late on September 19, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was CA865 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
Air China flight CA865 from Beijing – Capital International Airport to Madrid Barajas arrived 7h 52m late on September 19, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 9,205 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How CA865's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
7h 52mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h9h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- CA865
- Airline
- Air China
- Date
- September 19, 2026
- Route
- PEK → MAD
- From
- Beijing – Capital International Airport (PEK)
- Scheduled departure
- 10:50 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 18:42 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
PEK–MAD is 9,205 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 7h 52m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
Same route
Other disruptions on PEK → MAD
Same airline
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- CA967PVG → MXPShanghai – Milan · September 24, 20265h 6m late€600
- CA737PEK → WAWBeijing – Warsaw · September 20, 20263h 16m late€300
- CA737PEK → WAWBeijing – Warsaw · September 19, 2026CancelledCheck
- CA738WAW → PEKWarsaw – Beijing · September 19, 20263h 53m late€300
- CA841PEK → VIEBeijing – Vienna · September 18, 20263h 41m late€300
- CA445FRA → MXPFrankfurt – Milan · September 17, 20264h 1m late€250
Same airport
Other departures from Beijing – Capital International Airport
- AF201PEK → CDGBeijing – Paris · Air France · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- CA737PEK → WAWBeijing – Warsaw · Air China · September 20, 20263h 16m late€300
- CA737PEK → WAWBeijing – Warsaw · Air China · September 19, 2026CancelledCheck
- AF201PEK → CDGBeijing – Paris · Air France · September 18, 202612h 21m late€600
- CA841PEK → VIEBeijing – Vienna · Air China · September 18, 20263h 41m late€300
- CA865PEK → MADBeijing – Madrid · Air China · September 16, 20267h 46m late€600
Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.