MU257 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight MU257?
The flight MU257 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU257?
The distance between the two airports is 8859 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU257?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:37 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: 2026-09-17 09:17:54
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2026-09-17 03:17:54

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

Air China
- Flight Number: CA935. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Lufthansa
- Flight Number: LH729. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 83 minutes)
- Flight Number: LH733.

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU219. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 02, 2026 to September 13, 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 August 02, 2026 to August 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.