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VN533 Vietnam Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight MU8971 from China Eastern Airlines (MU) is a codeshare flight operated by Vietnam Airlines (VN) under the flight number VN533. Check this page for details about flight VN533.

Below, you can find details about Vietnam Airlines flight VN533, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Hanoi - Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport (Airport Code HAN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 08, 2026.

VN533 On Time performance:
78
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

VN533 Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday January 08, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 07, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 09, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
January 08, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
15:40
Terminal:
1
Gate:
28
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:25

Arrival

Hanoi (HAN)
January 08, 2026
Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport
Arrived at:
17:58
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:05
Baggage: 1
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CZ7960 - China Southern Airlines

- MU8971 - China Eastern Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VN533?
The flight VN533 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VN533?
The distance between the two airports is 1938 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VN533?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:12 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: 2026-01-08 19:53:14
Current Time in Hanoi: 2026-01-08 18:53:14

Alternative Flights

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

Air China
- Flight Number: CA703. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA755. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1329. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU5075. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU6011. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU6013. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

VietJet Air
- Flight Number: VJ7239. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 15 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 October 03, 2025 to January 02, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 72 ( 78 % )
Moderate Delay: 18 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 03, 2025 to January 02, 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 March 30, 2025 to December 31, 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.

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

Last Past Flights VN533

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
07 January
15:40
Shanghai (PVG)
18:00
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 20min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
15:43
Shanghai (PVG)
17:59
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 16min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
15:52
Shanghai (PVG)
18:33
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 41min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
04 January
15:38
Shanghai (PVG)
18:08
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 30min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Saturday
03 January
15:36
Shanghai (PVG)
17:58
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
16:06
Shanghai (PVG)
18:34
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 28min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
01 January
15:43
Shanghai (PVG)
18:18
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 35min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
31 December
15:52
Shanghai (PVG)
18:30
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 38min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
30 December
16:34
Shanghai (PVG)
18:58
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 24min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
16:08
Shanghai (PVG)
18:23
Hanoi (HAN)
03h 15min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time