MU2166 ShanghaiSHA · 18:00 Xi'anXIY · 20:35
MU2166 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (SHA) to Xi'an (XIY) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.
departs SHA · on schedule
board checked 12m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at SHA and XIY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Shanghai to Xi'an flights today
same route · China Eastern AirlinesIf MU2166 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Shanghai to Xi'an on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SHA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How MU2166 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU2166 across the SHA and XIY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~8 min late. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 8/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU2166 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: B-6616, B-30DT, B-329C, B-329P.
Board clocks recorded as SHA and XIY published them.
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