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MU5161 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU5161, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, December 03, 2025.

MU5161 On Time performance:
89
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

MU5161 China Eastern Airlines to Beijing

Landed - On-time
Delay: 3 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday December 03, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 04, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 05, 2025). See it here

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
December 03, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
15:18
Terminal:
1
Gate:
12
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:30

Arrival

Beijing (PEK)
December 03, 2025
Beijing Capital International Airport
Arrived at:
18:03
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:00
Baggage: 12
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF5297 - Air France

- EY5927 - Etihad Airways

- HO5438 - Juneyao Air

- MF3574 - Xiamen Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU5161?
The flight MU5161 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU5161?
The distance between the two airports is 1100 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU5161?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:20 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

Air China
- Flight Number: CA1836. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA1884. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: CA8539. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

Hainan Airlines
- Flight Number: HU7612. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: HU7614. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU5151. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5155. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5163. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: MU5165. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 11 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 September 01, 2025 to November 30, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 80 ( 89 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 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 June 01, 2025 to November 30, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 02, 2024 to November 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 MU5161

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
03 December
15:18
Shanghai (PVG)
18:03
Beijing (PEK)
02h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 December
17:14
Shanghai (PVG)
19:43
Beijing (PEK)
02h 29min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
01 December
15:24
Shanghai (PVG)
17:40
Beijing (PEK)
02h 16min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
30 November
15:22
Shanghai (PVG)
17:50
Beijing (PEK)
02h 28min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
29 November
15:25
Shanghai (PVG)
17:47
Beijing (PEK)
02h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
28 November
15:27
Shanghai (PVG)
18:01
Beijing (PEK)
02h 34min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
27 November
15:24
Shanghai (PVG)
18:04
Beijing (PEK)
02h 40min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
26 November
15:25
Shanghai (PVG)
17:45
Beijing (PEK)
02h 20min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
25 November
15:28
Shanghai (PVG)
17:53
Beijing (PEK)
02h 25min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 November
15:25
Shanghai (PVG)
17:47
Beijing (PEK)
02h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time