MU5018 Hong KongHKG · 12:50 ShanghaiSHA · 15:05
MU5018 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.
departs HKG · on schedule
board checked 32m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ MU5018 typically leaves +13 and lands +4. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival +4 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at HKG and SHA 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.
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 Hong Kong to Shanghai flights today
same route · China Eastern AirlinesIf MU5018 is cancelled, this is the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HKG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How MU5018 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5018 across the HKG and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU5018 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as HKG and SHA published them.
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