MU257 ShanghaiPVG · 12:10 Frankfurt am MainFRA · 17:10
MU257 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
en route from PVG to FRA
board checked 32m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:46. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 on this route
ForecastShanghai to Frankfurt am Main with China Eastern Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 8.6%0.6× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Shanghai to Frankfurt am Main flights today
same route · China Eastern AirlinesIf MU257 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Shanghai to Frankfurt am Main on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How MU257 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU257 across the PVG and FRA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 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 MU257 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: B7883, B2020, B2003.
Board clocks recorded as PVG and FRA published them.
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