MU5016 Hong KongHKG · 13:35 BeijingPKX · 17:15
MU5016 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Beijing (PKX) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.
en route from HKG to PKX
board checked 16m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:19 · typical taxi-out at HKG ≈ 10.9 min.
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 · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at HKG and PKX 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. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Hong Kong
ForecastMon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%usually 0.6%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.8%usually 3.7%
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 440 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Beijing
ForecastMon 2 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Hong Kong to Beijing flights today
same route · China Eastern AirlinesIf MU5016 is cancelled, this is the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Beijing on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HKG 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 MU5016 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5016 across the HKG and PKX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 8 confirmed departures · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU5016 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-1680, B-32A9, B-309A, B-8576.
Board clocks recorded as HKG and PKX published them.
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