MU256China Eastern Airlines · ZRH → PVG
updated 26m ago
Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU256 ZurichZRH · 13:50 ShanghaiPVG · 08:00

MU256 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowLanded in Shanghai · today
07:39

arrived at PVG · 21 min early

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+17 gate · −21 arrival
11-01
+6 gate · −2 arrival
10-29
−7 gate · −40 arrival
10-27
−6 gate · −56 arrival
10-25
+20 gate · −9 arrival
10-22
+24 gate · +41 arrival
10-21
+68 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZRHZurichHigh riskZRH delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
ZRH→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZRH and PVG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Zurich

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
Low2°Clikely −1°C to 3°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Shanghai

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How MU256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU256 across the ZRH and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU256 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-03ZRH 13:50 14:07 (+17)PVG 08:00 07:39 (−21)
11-01ZRH 13:50 13:56 (+6)PVG 08:00 07:58 (−2)
10-29ZRH 13:50 13:43 (−7)PVG 08:00 07:20 (−40)
10-27ZRH 13:50 13:44 (−6)PVG 08:00 07:04 (−56)
10-25ZRH 13:50 14:10 (+20)PVG 08:00 07:51 (−9)
10-22ZRH 14:05 14:29 (+24)PVG 06:40 07:21 (+41)
10-21ZRH PVG 06:40 07:48 (+68)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-32CZ, B329E, B304N, B307Y.

Board clocks recorded as ZRH and PVG published them.

Planning around MU256? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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