MU271China Eastern Airlines · PVG → NRT
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU271 ShanghaiPVG · 17:10 TokyoNRT · 20:55

MU271 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowEstimated · today
17:45

departs PVG · 35 min late

⚖ MU271 typically leaves +15 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+35 gate · −23 arrival
10-30
+12 gate · −23 arrival
10-29
+15 gate · −19 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · −22 arrival
10-27
+14 gate · −17 arrival
10-26
+14 gate · −13 arrival
10-25
+56 gate · +35 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiHigh riskPVG delay board →
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
PVG→NRTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
-1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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

Forecast

Shanghai to Tokyo with China Eastern Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.5%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 72% chance of rain at Shanghai

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

Other Shanghai to Tokyo flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU727departs 07:55
MU523departs 09:05
MU521departs 11:45

If MU271 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Shanghai to Tokyo 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 MU271 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU271 across the PVG and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 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 MU271 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
10-31PVG 17:10 17:45 (+35)NRT 20:55 20:32 (−23)
10-30PVG 17:10 17:22 (+12)NRT 20:55 20:32 (−23)
10-29PVG 17:10 17:25 (+15)NRT 20:55 20:36 (−19)
10-28PVG 17:10 17:26 (+16)NRT 20:55 20:33 (−22)
10-27PVG 17:10 17:24 (+14)NRT 20:55 20:38 (−17)
10-26PVG 17:10 17:24 (+14)NRT 20:55 20:42 (−13)
10-25PVG 17:10 18:06 (+56)NRT 20:55 21:30 (+35)
10-24PVG 17:05 17:21 (+16)NRT 20:55 20:39 (−16)
10-23PVG 17:00 17:14 (+14)NRT 20:55 20:33 (−22)
10-22PVG 16:55 17:07 (+12)NRT 20:55 20:20 (−35)
10-21PVG 17:00 17:18 (+18)NRT 20:55 20:40 (−15)
10-20PVG 17:00 17:13 (+13)NRT 20:55 20:30 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-32N1, B-32LU, B-32L8, B-32LT.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and NRT published them.

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