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MU739 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU739, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

MU739 On Time performance:
95
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

MU739 China Eastern Airlines to Melbourne

Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 16 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday May 12, 2026

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
May 12, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
00:15
Terminal:
1
Gate:
21
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:15

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
May 12, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:56
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:40
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF5256 - Air France

- QF4036 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU739?
The flight MU739 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU739?
The distance between the two airports is 8020 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU739?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:19 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: 2026-05-11 21:32:14
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-05-11 23:32:14

Alternative Flights

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

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1655. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU737. (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 February 07, 2026 to May 05, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 66
On Time: 63 ( 95 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 07, 2025 to May 05, 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 May 03, 2025 to April 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.

Last Past Flights MU739

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
09 May
00:06
Shanghai (PVG)
12:20
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 14min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 May
00:05
Shanghai (PVG)
12:09
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 04min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
05 May
00:06
Shanghai (PVG)
12:28
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 22min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
02 May
00:06
Shanghai (PVG)
12:26
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 20min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
30 April
03:55
Shanghai (PVG)
16:20
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 25min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
28 April
00:08
Shanghai (PVG)
12:39
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 31min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 April
00:15
Shanghai (PVG)
12:54
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 39min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 April
00:10
Shanghai (PVG)
12:44
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 34min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
21 April
00:16
Shanghai (PVG)
12:48
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 32min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 April
00:12
Shanghai (PVG)
12:46
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 34min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time