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MU273 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight JL9578 from JAL (JL) is a codeshare flight operated by China Eastern Airlines (MU) under the flight number MU273. Check this page for details about flight MU273.

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU273, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (Airport Code CTS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, February 16, 2026.

MU273 On Time performance:
83
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

MU273 China Eastern Airlines to Sapporo

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Monday February 16, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 15, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (February 17, 2026). See it here

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
February 16, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
10:33
Terminal:
1
Gate:
30
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:35

Arrival

Sapporo (CTS)
February 16, 2026
New Chitose Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
14:43
Terminal:
I
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:55
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Codeshare Flights

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

- JL9578 - JAL

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU273?
The flight MU273 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU273?
The distance between the two airports is 2181 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU273?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:28 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 Shanghai: 2026-02-16 13:47:04
Current Time in Sapporo: 2026-02-16 14:47:04

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Shanghai and Sapporo:

Spring Airlines
- Flight Number: 9C8791. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1387. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU279. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 42 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 November 15, 2025 to February 14, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 88
On Time: 73 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 10 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 15, 2025 to February 14, 2026. 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 February 02, 2025 to January 30, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

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

Last Past Flights MU273

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
15 February
13:15
Shanghai (PVG)
17:40
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 25min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
14 February
12:51
Shanghai (PVG)
16:55
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 04min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
13 February
13:01
Shanghai (PVG)
17:26
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 25min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 February
10:34
Shanghai (PVG)
15:09
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 35min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
11 February
10:32
Shanghai (PVG)
14:45
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 13min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 February
10:32
Shanghai (PVG)
15:02
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 30min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 February
10:38
Shanghai (PVG)
15:10
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 32min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
08 February
12:53
Shanghai (PVG)
17:08
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 15min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
07 February
12:47
Shanghai (PVG)
17:12
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 25min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
06 February
13:12
Shanghai (PVG)
18:05
Sapporo (CTS)
03h 53min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed